Ascertain, as-ser-tayn', v.a

to make certain; to deter- ASIARCH ] mine; to find out accurately; to establish (L. ad, and cert us, sure). as-ser-tayn'-a-bl, a. that may be ascertained by examination. as-ser-tayn'-ment, s. the act of ascertaining; finding out. as-ses'-san-se, s. See Acescency. as-ses'-sant, a. See Acescent. as-set' -ik, a. austerely self-denying and devoted: s. one who retires from the world and devotes himself to a life of severe self-denying discipline (Gr. askeo, to exercise). as-set'-e-sizm, s. the state or practice of an ascetic. as'-si, s.pl. small membranous bags, in which the spores of lichens, fungi, ., are enclosed [Bot.] (Gr. asks, a leather bottle.) as'-se-anz, 3 s.pl. the inhabitants of the torrid as'-se-i, zone, so called as, the sun being then in its zenith, their bodies twice a year project no shadow at noon (Gr. a, and ski a, a shadow). as-sid'-e-a, s.pl. naked acephalous molas-sid'-e-anz,5 lusca, found adhering to rocks, & c., in the ocean (Gr. as kid i on, a little bottle, or bottle-shaped). as-sid'-e-form, a. bottle-shaped [Bot.] as-sid'-e-um, s. a hollow appendage, resembling a small pitcher or bottle,which occurs on some plants [Bot.] See Ascidian. as-si'-teez, s. dropsy of the belly [Med.] SeeAsci as-sit'-ik, Ascitical, as-sit' -ik-al, a. dropsical: affected with ascites., as-se-tish'-us, a. See Adscititious. as-kle'-pe-ad, s. a verse of four feet, a spondee, a choriambus, and two dactyls [Pros.] (Asklepiades, its inventor. ) as-kle-pe-a-de'-an, Asclepiadic, as-klepe-ad'-ik, a. pertaining to an asclepiad. as-kle'-pe-as, s. plants of the swallow-wort kind. as-kof'-o-rus, a. bearing asci (Gr asks, and phero to carry)., as-kribe'-a-bl,. a. that maybe ascribed. as-kribe', v.a. to attribute, impute, or a ign; to allege; to belong (L. ad, and scribo, scriptum, to write). as-krip'-shun, s. the act of ascribing. as-krip-tish'-us, a. attached to the soil; added. a-se' -e-te, s. independency of existence (L. a, by, and se, one's self). a-sep'-tik, a. not subject to putrefaction (Gr. a, and sepomai, to putrefy). a-sex'-yu-al, a. destitute of sex (L. a, not, and sexual). as'-gard, s. the abode of the Scand in avian gods (as, god, and gard, yard). ash, s. a well-known forest tree; the wood of the ash-tree: a. pertaining to, like, or made of ash. ash. See Ashes. å-shaymd', a affected with shame. ash'-kul-erd,. a. of a colour between brown and grey. ash' -en, a. pertaining to, or made of ash; ash coloured. ash'-er-e, s. a place for ashes. ash'-ez, s.pl. the remains of anything burnt; the remains of a human body burnt on the funeral pyre; adead body; the dust of the dead. ash'-fire, s. a slow fire used in chemical operations. ash' -fli, s. the oak-fly. ash'-hole, s. a repository for ashes; the lower part of a furnace. ash'-ler, s.freestones as they are brought rough from the quarry; hewn stones used for the facing of walls, presenting a surface varied according to the tooling they receive; a facing of wrought and squared stones [Arch.] (L. a ula, a small board or chip.) ash'-ler-ing, s. quartering for lathing to in garrets; the setting of an ashlar facing. a-shore', ad. on shore; to the shore; on land. ash'-pan, s. a pan beneath a grate for ashes. ash'-pit, s. receptacle or place for ashes. ash wenz'-da, s. the first day of Lent: so called from the custom of sprinkling ashes on the head on that day. ash' -e, a. belonging to, composed of, or like ashes; ash-coloured; pale. ash'-e-pale, a. pale as ashes. aysh'-ya, s. one of the four quarters of the globe. aysh'-yan, a. pertaining toAsia. s. a chief or pontiff of Proconsular Asia; one who had the direction of the public games.