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“ascertain”
ascertain
1. To discover and to determine by means of examination or experimentation.
2. Etymology: from Middle English acertainen, "to inform", from Old French acertener, ascertain-; from a-, to [from Latin ad] + certain, from Latin certus, past participle of cernere, "to determine".
2. Etymology: from Middle English acertainen, "to inform", from Old French acertener, ascertain-; from a-, to [from Latin ad] + certain, from Latin certus, past participle of cernere, "to determine".
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cern-, cert-, cer-; cret-, creet-, cre- +
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