enumerate vs ascertain

enumerate and ascertain both are verbs.

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

As verbs, ascertain is a hypernym of enumerate; that is, ascertain is a word with a broader meaning than enumerate:

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

Other hypernyms of enumerate include determine, find, find out.

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