Troubleshoot
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To analyze or diagnose (a problem, or something faulty) to the point of determining a solution. ambitransitive
"Near-synonyms: debug, diagnose, check, investigate"
- 2 solve problems wordnet
Example
More examples"To troubleshoot your health in case of a mysterious illness, try an elimination diet with only one "superfood" food introduced at first and then add one superfood at a time slowly. Hint, start out in this order: 1/2 pound avocados, 1 gallon milk or kefir, potatoes (not too much at all), 8 ounces Castelvetrano olives, 4 ounces capers,1 liter black tea, 8 ounces raw organic basil garlic dip, and 5 teaspoons raw organic honey. Research your illness day and night. Take breaks with art or creative writing. Keep your brain working! Add superfoods with antiviral properties one by one. Force yourself to be a Sherlock Holmes and know more than your doctor. Socialize 2 hours a day and strive for a peaceful recovery that lowers cortisol and adrenaline. Drinking gallons of fermented milk significantly lowers your cortisol and stress. The Mongols conquered the world with this trick by drinking a fermented horse mare milk called kumis, also called airag. Try to kill viruses with the best and safest antiviral superfoods. Good luck and best wishes."
Etymology
Back-formation from troubleshooter; by surface analysis, trouble + shoot.
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