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Ascertained vs Verified - What's the difference?

ascertained | verified |

As verbs the difference between ascertained and verified

is that ascertained is past tense of ascertain while verified is past tense of verify.

As an adjective verified is

subject to positive verification.

ascertained

English

Verb

(head)
  • (ascertain)

    • Anagrams

    *

    ascertain

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To find out definitely; to discover or establish.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1905, author=
    • , title= , chapter=1 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 out

    Anagrams

    *

    verified

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (verify)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Subject to positive verification