verb (used with object),di·ag·nosed,di·ag·nos·ing.
to determine the identity of (a disease, illness, etc.) by a medical examination: The doctor diagnosed the illness as influenza.
to ascertain the cause or nature of (a disorder, malfunction, problem, etc.) from the symptoms: The mechanic diagnosed the trouble that caused the engine knock.
to classify or determine on the basis of scientific examination.
verb (used without object),di·ag·nosed,di·ag·nos·ing.
to make a diagnosis.
Origin of diagnose
First recorded in 1860–65; back formation from diagnosis
OTHER WORDS FROM diagnose
di·ag·nos·a·ble,adjectiveun·der·di·ag·nose,verb (used with object),un·der·di·ag·nosed,un·der·di·ag·nos·ing.un·di·ag·nos·a·ble,adjectiveun·di·ag·nosed,adjective
An anonymous source familiar with the trial told The New York Times that one participant in a UK-based trial had been diagnosed with transverse myelitis, an inflammatory condition of the spinal cord that’s often triggered by viral infections.
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They diagnosed us, but we are not sure that it has left us yet.
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This figure is distinct from the mortality rate, since many cases are never diagnosed.
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In one case in November, cited by several game makers, Apple’s servers went down for more than a day without any notification to developers, undermining their efforts to diagnose the issue.
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Such antigen tests are similar to ones used in doctors’ offices and pharmacies to diagnose people with influenza.
New coronavirus tests promise to be faster, cheaper and easier|Jack J. Lee|August 31, 2020|Science News
A single father, he had been living abroad and returned when his mother was diagnosed with cancer.
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What happens when someone with an eating disorder history is diagnosed with high cholesterol?
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I was, she diagnosed, half joking and half horrified, a “digital hoarder.”
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When I was first diagnosed with cancer I made the decision to share my story with strangers.
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As I described in an article over the summer when the fatal case in China was diagnosed, plague has three distinct clinical forms.
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She languished in bed and he diagnosed her illness as resulting from the fact that she was "hidebound."
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Despite my experience with Tim Grogan, I diagnosed the condition of these men as being entirely due to strong drink.
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Well, he has not diagnosed the case satisfactorily, but he says I have some sort of lung trouble.
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At last specialists from Boston arrived and it was diagnosed that I was suffering from an aggravated attack of appendicitis.
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In that concrete illustration, Turgenev diagnosed the weakness of naturalism.
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British Dictionary definitions for diagnose
diagnose
/ (ˈdaɪəɡˌnəʊz) /
verb
to determine or distinguish by diagnosis
(tr)to examine (a person or thing), as for a disease