ascertain
Day 3Level 1as-er-TEYN
determine
learn with certainty; determine
Part of Speech: verb
Synonyms:
confirm, verify
Antonyms:
invalidate, contradict
Example Sentence:
The government has asked the public sector banks to ascertain their losses in the past fiscal year.
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