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locate vs ascertain

ascertain vs locate

locate and ascertain both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
locate No No Yes No
ascertain No No Yes No
As verbs, ascertain is a hypernym of locate; that is, ascertain is a word with a broader meaning than locate:
  • locate: determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
  • ascertain: establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
Other hypernyms of locate include determine, find, find out.
locate (verb) ascertain (verb)
take up residence and become established be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining learn or discover with certainty
assign a location to find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
Difference between locate and ascertain

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