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translate vs ascertain

ascertain vs translate

translate and ascertain both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
translate No No Yes No
ascertain No No Yes No
As verbs, ascertain is a hypernym of translate; that is, ascertain is a word with a broader meaning than translate:
  • translate: determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA
  • ascertain: establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
Other hypernyms of translate include determine, find, find out.
translate (verb) ascertain (verb)
change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
change from one form or medium into another learn or discover with certainty
make sense of a language find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
restate (words) from one language into another language establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA
express, as in simple and less technical language
bring to a certain spiritual state
subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body
be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way
be equivalent in effect
Difference between translate and ascertain

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