diagnose

verb

USDY-uhg-nohs/ˈdaɪ.əɡˌnoʊs/UKDY-uhg-nohz/ˈdʌɪ.əɡˌnəʊz/

Formsdiagnoses, diagnosing, diagnosed

2 meanings of diagnose

1
verbtransitive
To find out which illness is making a sick person feel unwell.
Like a mechanic working out what is wrong with a car before fixing it.
Doctors diagnose many illnesses by looking carefully at test results.
The nurse helped diagnose the boy's fever within minutes.
Similaridentify, detect, recognize
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2
verbtransitive
To find out what is causing a problem so it can be fixed.
Like finding the small hole that makes a tire go flat.
The engineer tried to diagnose the strange noise in the engine.
It took hours to diagnose the network problem at the office.
Similaridentify, pinpoint, troubleshoot, determine
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Origin

This word was made from the older word "diagnosis."