ascertain vs enumerate

ascertain and enumerate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ascertain	No	No	Yes	No
enumerate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, enumerate is a hyponym of ascertain; that is, enumerate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ascertain:

ascertain: establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
enumerate: determine the number or amount of

ascertain (verb)	enumerate (verb)
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something	specify individually
learn or discover with certainty	determine the number or amount of
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study