Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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ascertain | No | No | Yes | No |
proof | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
ascertain (noun) | proof (noun) |
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the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something | |
a trial photographic print from a negative | |
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something | |
a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it | |
(printing) an impression made to check for errors | |
a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume) |
ascertain (adjective) | proof (adjective) |
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(used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand |
ascertain (verb) | proof (verb) |
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be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something | make resistant (to harm) |
learn or discover with certainty | activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk |
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort | read for errors |
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study | knead to reach proper lightness |
make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset |