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Assertion vs Ascertain - What's the difference?

assertion | ascertain |

As a noun assertion

is the act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced.

As a verb ascertain is

to find out definitely; to discover or establish.

assertion

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced.
  • Maintenance; vindication; as, the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives.
  • (computing) A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.
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    ascertain

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To find out definitely; to discover or establish.
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  • , 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

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