diagnosticar

Senses

1. 1.

   to diagnose

   to identify a disease or medical condition through examination

2. 2.

   to diagnose, to assess

   to identify or analyze the nature of a problem or situation

Examples

• "O médico diagnosticou a paciente com diabetes tipo 2."

  The doctor diagnosed the patient with type 2 diabetes.

• "É difícil diagnosticar essa doença nos estágios iniciais."

  It's difficult to diagnose this disease in the early stages.

• "A equipe conseguiu diagnosticar o problema no sistema rapidamente."

  The team was able to diagnose the problem in the system quickly.

Usage

Common in medical contexts but also used figuratively for technical or organizational problems. Often followed by preposition "com" when stating the condition (diagnosticar alguém com algo). Regular -ar verb conjugated like "ficar."