diagnose

Back-formation from diagnosis. Compare also sclerose (verb).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdʌɪ.əɡˌnəʊz/, /ˌdʌɪ.əɡˈnəʊz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈdaɪ.əɡˌnoʊs/, /ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnoʊs/

• Audio (Southern England); /ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnəʊz/:

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• Rhymes: -əʊs

diagnose (third-person singular simple present diagnoses, present participle diagnosing, simple past and past participle diagnosed)

1. (transitive, medicine) To determine which disease is causing a sick person's signs and symptoms; to find the diagnosis.
2. (by extension) To determine the cause of a problem.
   • 1962 October, M. J. Wilson, “Three years of dieselisation at Devons Road depot”, in Modern Railways, pages 262, 264:

     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.

   • 2002, John J. Schiavone, Training for On-board Bus Electronics, page 19:

     Mechanics use this extremely portable tool to diagnose engine faults, clear fault codes, and export data.

• Some argue that to "diagnose [someone] with a disease" is an incorrect usage because the verb takes the physician as subject and a disease as object.

• San Diego, Sandiego, agonised

Ultimately from Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

diagnose c (singular definite diagnosen, plural indefinite diagnoser)

1. diagnosis

• “diagnose” in Den Danske Ordbog

Borrowed from French diagnose. Ultimately from Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis), from διαγιγνώσκω (diagignṓskō, “to discern”), from διά (diá, “through”) + γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “to know”).

• IPA^(key): /ˌdi.ɑxˈnoː.zə/, /ˌdi.aːˈɣnoː.zə/

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• Hyphenation: di‧ag‧no‧se
• Rhymes: -oːzə

diagnose f (plural diagnoses or diagnosen, diminutive diagnosetje n)

1. diagnosis

• diagnostisch

• diagnosticeren

• → Indonesian: diagnosa, diagnose

Ultimately from Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

• IPA^(key): /djaɡ.noz/

diagnose f (plural diagnoses)

1. diagnosis

• → Dutch: diagnose

• “diagnose”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

From Dutch diagnose, from French diagnose. Ultimately from Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis). Doublet of diagnosa and diagnosis.

diagnose (plural diagnose-diagnose)

1. superseded spelling of diagnosis

Ultimately from Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

diagnose (plural diagnoses)

1. diagnosis

Ultimately from Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

diagnose m (definite singular diagnosen, indefinite plural diagnoser, definite plural diagnosene)

1. diagnosis

• diagnostisere
• diagnostisk

Ultimately from Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

diagnose m (definite singular diagnosen, indefinite plural diagnosar, definite plural diagnosane)

1. diagnosis

• diagnostisk