Ascertain vs Scrutiny - What's the difference?
ascertain | scrutiny |
To find out definitely; to discover or establish.
* {{quote-book, year=1905, author=
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, chapter=1 Intense study of someone or something.
* Milton
Thorough inspection of a situation or a case.
An examination of catechumens, in the last week of Lent, who were to receive baptism on Easter Day.
A ticket, or little paper billet, on which a vote is written.
An examination by a committee of the votes given at an election, for the purpose of correcting the poll.
(obsolete, rare) To scrutinize.
As verbs the difference between ascertain and scrutiny
is that ascertain is to find out definitely; to discover or establish while scrutiny is (obsolete|rare) to scrutinize.As a noun scrutiny is
intense study of someone or something.ascertain
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Verb
(en verb)citation, passage=“There the cause of death was soon ascertained ?; the victim of this daring outrage had been stabbed to death from ear to ear with a long, sharp instrument, in shape like an antique stiletto, which […] was subsequently found under the cushions of the hansom. […]”}}
- As soon as we ascertain what the situation is, we can plan how to proceed.
Synonyms
* determine * discover * establish * find out * learn * work outAnagrams
*scrutiny
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Alternative forms
* (l)Noun
(scrutinies)- Thenceforth I thought thee worth my nearer view / And narrower scrutiny .