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Reassure vs Ascertain - What's the difference?

reassure | ascertain |

As verbs the difference between reassure and ascertain

is that reassure is while ascertain is to find out definitely; to discover or establish.

reassure

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or terror.
  • To reinsure.

    • Related terms

    * reassurance

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    Anagrams

    * English words prefixed with re-

    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

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