English → Latin
“ascertain” in Latin
ostendōto expose to view, exhibit, show; to reveal, expose, make known; to explain, clarifydēclārōto declare or announce; to indicate, reveal or testify; to show or proveprobōto approve, permit, commend; to test, to inspect; to examinedēmōnstrōto show, demonstrate, prove; to point out; to draw attention toefficiōto make out or work out; effect, execute, complete, accomplish, make, form, compose; to cause to occur, to bring about, vincōto win; to conquer, to defeat, to vanquish; to overpowerēvincōto overcome, conquer, subdue, vanquish; to prevail or succeed in; to demonstrate, show, evince; persuade
The English word ascertain itself goes back to Latin certus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
ascertain
make certain, ostendere: declarare: probare: planum facere atque probare. Anything ascertains the meaning of a word, aliquid satis declarat, quaenam sub voce-subjicienda sit sententia.
To ascertain a person of anything, probare alicui aliquid: demonstrare: efficere (establish): vincere: evincere (prove against all opposition).
To learn for certain, aliquid comperire: to have ascertained, (pro) certo scire: exploratum habere aliquid or aliquid mihi exploratum est: perspectum planeque cognitum habere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for ascertain?
- The usual Latin words for “ascertain” are ostendō, dēclārō, probō; also dēmōnstrō, efficiō, vincō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.