get wind vs ascertain

get wind and ascertain both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
get wind	No	No	Yes	No
ascertain	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of get wind include get the goods, wise up, catch, trip up.

get wind (verb)	ascertain (verb)
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally	be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
	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