diagnose
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diagnose
- /ˈdʌɪ.əɡˌnəʊz/ UK
- /ˌdʌɪ.əɡˈnəʊz/ UK
- /ˈdaɪ.əɡˌnoʊs/ US
- /ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnoʊs/ US
Rhymes with -əʊs
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Back-formation from diagnosis. Compare also sclerose (verb).
verb diagnoses · diagnosing · diagnosed
- To determine which disease is causing a sick person's signs and symptoms; to find the diagnosis. Flu was diagnosed.
- To determine the cause of a problem. But in the early days of the scheme the new machines created some problems for the fitters, who found them over-complex and their faults hard to diagnose after many years' experience of small, simple steam locomotives.
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verb determine the root cause of
| Español | diagnosticar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 진단 jindan |
| 日本語 | 診断する shindan suru |
| 中文 | 診斷 /诊断 zhěnduàn |
| Português | diagnosticar |
| Français | diagnostiquer |
| Deutsch | diagnostizieren |
| Italiano | diagnosticare |
| Ελληνικά | διαγιγνώσκω diagignósko |
| Română | diagnostica |
| Русский | диагности́ровать diagnostírovatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | chẩn đoán |
| العربية | شَخَّصَ šaḵḵaṣa |
| עברית | אבחן ivkhén |
Talk about this word "diagnose." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/diagnose. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. diagnose. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/diagnose "diagnose." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/diagnose.Cite this
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title = {diagnose},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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