different between ascertain vs evaluate

English

Etymology

From Middle English acerteynen, from Old French acertener, from a- (“to, towards”) + certener (“make sure of”), from the adjective certain, from Latin certus (“certain, fixed”). Compare to Spanish acertar.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?æs??te?n/
• (US) enPR: ?s'-?r-t?n?, IPA^(key): /?æs??te?n/
• Rhymes: -e?n
• Hyphenation: as?cer?tain

Verb

ascertain (third-person singular simple present ascertains, present participle ascertaining, simple past and past participle ascertained)

1. To find out definitely; to discover or establish.

   Synonyms: determine, discover, establish, find out, learn, work out
2. (obsolete) To make (someone) certain or confident about something; to inform.
3. (archaic) To establish, to prove.
4. (archaic) To ensure or effect.

Derived terms

• ascertainable
• ascertainedly
• ascertainment

Translations

Anagrams

• Cartesian, arsacetin, cartesian, craniates, intracase, sectarian

English

Etymology

Back-formation from evaluation.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??valj?e?t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /???valj??we?t/
• Hyphenation: eval?u?ate

Verb

evaluate (third-person singular simple present evaluates, present participle evaluating, simple past and past participle evaluated)

1. (transitive) To draw conclusions from examining; to assess.

2. (transitive, mathematics, computing) To compute or determine the value of (an expression).

3. (intransitive, computing, mathematics) To return or have a specific value.

Derived terms

Translations

References

• Evaluation (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

• evaluate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• evaluate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• evaluate at OneLook Dictionary Search

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eva?luate/

Verb

evaluate

1. adverbial present passive participle of evaluar