different between corroborate vs ascertain

English

Etymology

From Latin corr?bor?tus (“strengthened”), perfect passive participle of corr?bor? (“I support, corroborate”), from com- (“together”) + r?bor? (“I strengthen”), from r?bur (“strength”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /k????b??e??t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /k????b??e??t/

Verb

corroborate (third-person singular simple present corroborates, present participle corroborating, simple past and past participle corroborated)

1. (transitive) To confirm or support something with additional evidence; to attest or vouch for.
   • I. Taylor

     The concurrence of all corroborates the same truth.

2. (transitive) To make strong; to strengthen.
   • I. Watts

     As any limb well and duly exercised, grows stronger, the nerves of the body are corroborated thereby.

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Further reading

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

Italian

Verb

corroborate

1. second-person plural present indicative of corroborare
2. second-person plural imperative of corroborare
3. feminine plural of corroborato

Latin

Verb

corr?bor?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of corr?bor?

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

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Anagrams

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