Definition of ascertain

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Ascertain (v. t.) To render (a person) certain; to cause to feel certain; to make confident; to assure; to apprise.

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Surveyorship :: Surveyor (n.) In the United States, an officer whose duties include the various measures to be taken for ascertaining the quantity, condition, and value of merchandise brought into a port..
Definition :: Definition (n.) Act of ascertaining and explaining the signification; a description of a thing by its properties; an explanation of the meaning of a word or term; as, the definition of circle; the definition of wit; an exact definition; a loose definition..
Zymosimeter :: Zymosimeter (n.) An instrument for ascertaining the degree of fermentation occasioned by the mixture of different liquids, and the degree of heat which they acquire in fermentation..
Ascertain :: Ascertain (v. t.) To find out or learn for a certainty, by trial, examination, or experiment; to get to know; as, to ascertain the weight of a commodity, or the purity of a metal..
Admeasure :: Admeasure (v. t.) Formerly, the adjustment of proportion, or ascertainment of shares, as of dower or pasture held in common. This was by writ of admeasurement, directed to the sheriff..
Acetimetry :: Acetimetry (n.) The act or method of ascertaining the strength of vinegar, or the proportion of acetic acid contained in it..
Determine :: Determine (v. t.) To ascertain the presence, quantity, or amount of; as, to determine the parallax; to determine the salt in sea water..
Logometric :: Logometric (a.) Serving to measure or ascertain chemical equivalents; stoichiometric.
Gauger :: Gauger (n.) One who gauges; an officer whose business it is to ascertain the contents of casks.
Feeler :: Feeler (n.) Anything, as a proposal, observation, etc., put forth or thrown out in order to ascertain the views of others; something tentative..
Surveyor :: Surveyor (n.) An officer who ascertains the contents of casks, and the quantity of liquors subject to duty; a gauger..
Constate :: Constate (v. t.) To ascertain; to verify; to establish; to prove.
Labidometer :: Labidometer (n.) A forceps with a measuring attachment for ascertaining the size of the fetal head.
Time :: Time (v. t.) To ascertain or record the time, duration, or rate of; as, to time the speed of horses, or hours for workmen..
Calculable :: Calculable (a.) That may be calculated or ascertained by calculation.
Plumb :: Plumb (v. t.) To sound with a plumb or plummet, as the depth of water; hence, to examine by test; to ascertain the depth, quality, dimension, etc.; to sound; to fathom; to test..
Demarcation :: Demarcation (n.) The act of marking, or of ascertaining and setting a limit; separation; distinction..
Anemometry :: Anemometry (n.) The act or process of ascertaining the force or velocity of the wind.
Calibrate :: Calibrate (v. i.) To ascertain the caliber of, as of a thermometer tube; also, more generally, to determine or rectify the graduation of, as of the various standards or graduated instruments..
Ascertainer :: Ascertainer (n.) One who ascertains.
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