- acertener
- Acertener, act. acut. Est faire et rendre aucun certain d'aucune chose, Certiorem facere.Acertené, m. acut. Certior factus.Acertenée, f. penacut. Certior facta.
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acertainer — ⇒ACERTAINER, verbe trans. Vx. Dire comme une chose certaine, assurer. Rem. Noté comme appartenant au vieux langage par Ac. Compl. 1842 et vieilli par DG. Acertainer que. Le dict. de S. Mercier (Néologie ou Vocabulaire de mots nouveaux, t. I, 1801 … Encyclopédie Universelle
Ascertain — As cer*tain , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ascertained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ascertaining}.] [OF. acertener; a (L. ad) + certain. See {Certain}.] 1. To render (a person) certain; to cause to feel certain; to make confident; to assure; to apprise. [Obs.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ascertained — Ascertain As cer*tain , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ascertained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ascertaining}.] [OF. acertener; a (L. ad) + certain. See {Certain}.] 1. To render (a person) certain; to cause to feel certain; to make confident; to assure; to apprise.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ascertaining — Ascertain As cer*tain , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ascertained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ascertaining}.] [OF. acertener; a (L. ad) + certain. See {Certain}.] 1. To render (a person) certain; to cause to feel certain; to make confident; to assure; to apprise.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ascertain — ascertainable, adj. ascertainably, adv. ascertainer, n. ascertainment, n. /as euhr tayn /, v.t. 1. to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts. 2. Archaic. to make certain, clear, or definitely… … Universalium
ascertain — (v.) early 15c., to inform, to give assurance, from Anglo Fr. acerteiner, O.Fr. acertener to assure, certify (13c.), from a to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + certain certain (see CERTAIN (Cf. certain)). Modern meaning of find out for sure by experiment or… … Etymology dictionary
ascertain — [ˌasə teɪn] verb find out for certain. Derivatives ascertainable adjective ascertainment noun Origin ME: from OFr. acertener, based on L. certus settled, sure … English new terms dictionary
ascertain — as•cer•tain [[t]ˌæs ərˈteɪn[/t]] v. t. 1) to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance 2) archaic to make certain, clear, or definitely known • Etymology: 1400–50; < MF acertain , acertener to make certain as cer•tain′a•ble, adj.… … From formal English to slang
ascertain — ► VERB ▪ find out for certain. DERIVATIVES ascertainable adjective ascertainment noun. ORIGIN Old French acertener, from Latin certus settled, sure … English terms dictionary
ascertainable — ascertain ► VERB ▪ find out for certain. DERIVATIVES ascertainable adjective ascertainment noun. ORIGIN Old French acertener, from Latin certus settled, sure … English terms dictionary
