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Ascertained vs Assured - What's the difference?

ascertained | assured |

As verbs the difference between ascertained and assured

is that ascertained is (ascertain) while assured is (assure).

As an adjective assured is

guaranteed.

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

    *

    assured

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (assure)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Guaranteed
  • Confident.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=December 15 , author=Marc Higginson , title=Shamrock Rovers 0 - 4 Tottenham , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Youngster Townsend caught the eye on the wing, with his fantastic goal capping a classy performance, while Danny Rose continued his rapid development with an assured display at full-back.}}

    Synonyms

    * (guaranteed) sicker

    Derived terms

    * assuredly * mutual assured destruction * self-assured * unassured