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ascertain vs situate

situate vs ascertain

ascertain and situate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ascertain No No Yes No
situate No No Yes No
As verbs, situate is a hyponym of ascertain; that is, situate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ascertain:
  • ascertain: establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
  • situate: determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
Other hyponyms of ascertain include gauge, translate, rectify, redetermine, sequence, refract, count, enumerate, number, numerate, admeasure, locate.
ascertain (verb) situate (verb)
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something put (something somewhere) firmly
learn or discover with certainty determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
Difference between ascertain and situate

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