diagnose
verb/ˈdaɪəɡnoʊz/
Frequency rank: #8,468 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
To identify an illness or problem after examination.
Example sentence
The doctor was able to diagnose the illness after running several tests.
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