diagnose

t. & i. [Gr. diagnosis = a distinguishing between.] [DIAGNOSIS.] A. Transitive : 1. Ord. Lang.: To distinguish, to discriminate, to determine. 2. Path .: To discriminate or distinguish the nature of a disease; to ascertain from the symptoms the true nature and seat of a disease. "It was a case which a qualified medical man ought to be able to diagnose."-London Daily Telegraph. B. Intransitive: Path .: To make a diagnosis of a disease. "Mr.'s opinion was worthle , as he did not diag nose."-London Daily Telegraph .