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Ascertain

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controlnoun(transitive) To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.
demonstrateverb(transitive) To show, display, or present; to prove or make evident
assureverb(transitive) To make sure and secure; ensure.
seeverb(transitive) To perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight.
checkverbAn inspection or examination.
determineverbTo ascertain definitely; to figure out, find out, or conclude by analyzing, calculating, or investigating.
tellverb(transitive, ditransitive) To convey by speech; to say.
ensureverb(intransitive) To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition).
evidencenounFacts or observations presented in support of an assertion.
watchverbA portable or wearable timepiece.
findverb(transitive) To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.
insureverb(transitive) To provide for compensation if some specified risk occurs. Often agreed by policy (contract) to offer financial compensation in case of an accident, theft or other undesirable event.
find outverb(transitive, idiomatic) To discover, as by asking or investigating.
see to itverb(intransitive) To ensure or guarantee (that something happens)
learnverbTo acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.

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WordDefinition
see to itverb(intransitive) To ensure or guarantee (that something happens)
seeverb(transitive) To perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight.
evidenceverb(transitive) To provide evidence for, or suggest the truth of.
find outverb(transitive, idiomatic) To discover, as by asking or investigating.
ensureverb(intransitive) To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition).
demonstrateverb(transitive) To show, display, or present; to prove or make evident
learnverbTo acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.
assureverb(transitive) To make sure and secure; ensure.
tellverb(transitive, ditransitive) To convey by speech; to say.
controlverb(transitive) To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.
findverb(transitive) To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.
determineverbTo ascertain definitely; to figure out, find out, or conclude by analyzing, calculating, or investigating.
insureverb(transitive) To provide for compensation if some specified risk occurs. Often agreed by policy (contract) to offer financial compensation in case of an accident, theft or other undesirable event.
watchverb(ambitransitive) To look at, see, or view for a period of time.
checkverbAn inspection or examination.
verifyverb(transitive) To confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something.
corroborateverb(transitive) To confirm or support something with additional evidence; to attest or vouch for.
verificationnounThe act or process of verifying.
substantiateverb(transitive) To verify something by supplying evidence; to authenticate or corroborate.
validateverb(transitive) To check or prove the validity of; verify.

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