How do I spell diagnosed? BizWritingTip response: “ Diagnosis ” is a singular word meaning the identification of an illness or disease by means of a patient’s symptoms. Dr. House’s diagnosis was accurate – as usual. The word “ diagnoses ” is the plural form. What does it mean to be diagnosed? to determine the […]

Is Felipe a Spanish name? Felipe is the Spanish variant of the name Philip, which derives from the Greek adjective Philippos “friend of horses”. Felipe is also widely used in Portuguese-speaking Brazil alongside Filipe , the form commonly used in Portugal. How do you spell the name Therese? Teresa, Theresa and Therese (French: Thérèse ) […]

What does dissipate mean? verb (used with object), dis·si·pat·ed, dis·si·pat·ing. to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel. to spend or use wastefully or extravagantly; squander; deplete: to dissipate one’s talents; to dissipate a fortune on high living. How do you use dissipate in a sentence? Examples of dissipate in a Sentence The morning sun dissipated […]

Is gist a bad word? Gist is a good word for a summary or important point. Jist is not a good word for those things, as it is not a word at all. One could say that jist is “just wrong.” Jist should not be used in professional or academic writing, as it would be […]

What does the word Antarctica mean? The name Antarctica is the romanised version of the Greek compound word ἀνταρκτική (antarktiké), feminine of ἀνταρκτικός (antarktikós), meaning “opposite to the Arctic”, “opposite to the north”. Is the C in Antarctica silent? The words Arctic, Antarctic and Antarctica were originally pronounced without the first /k/, but the spelling […]