diagnosticar

/djaɡnostiˈkaɾ/ · B2 · verb

to diagnose

🩺 diagnosticar = diagnóstico (diagnosis) + -ar verb ending: to make a diagnosis

From Greek dia- (through) + gnōsis (knowledge): knowing something thoroughly. Spanish adds -ar to the noun diagnóstico, giving the verb. English diagnose shares the same Greek root.

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