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   Pre·scribe

   /prēˈskrīb/

   

   verb

   • 1. (of a medical practitioner) advise and authorize the use of (a medicine or treatment) for someone, especially in writing: "Dr. Greene prescribed magnesium sulfate" Similar orderadviseauthorizedirect
   • ▪ recommend (a substance or action) as something beneficial: "marriage is often prescribed as a universal remedy" Similar adviserecommendadvocatecommendurgesuggestsubscribe toendorsesupportbackchampionargue forpromote
   • ▪ state authoritatively or as a rule that (an action or procedure) should be carried out: "rules prescribing five acts for a play are purely arbitrary" Similar stipulatelay downdictatespecifyimposeset downdetermineestablishfixformulateappointdecreeordercommandpronounceordainrequiredirectenjoinmake provision forpromulgate

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘confine within bounds’, also as a legal term meaning ‘claim by prescription’): from Latin praescribere ‘direct in writing’, from prae ‘before’ + scribere ‘write’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. prescribable adjective
   • 2. prescriber noun

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   1. : to lay down a rule : dictate. 2. [Middle English, from Medieval Latin praescribere, from Latin, to write at the beginning] : to claim a title to something by right of prescription. 3. : to write or give medical prescriptions. 4. : to become by prescription invalid or unenforceable. transitive verb.

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   Prescribe definition: to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin.. See examples of PRESCRIBE used in a sentence.

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   Check pronunciation: prescribe. Definition of prescribe verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does prescribe mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! PRESCRIBE meaning: 1. to say what medical treatment someone needs: 2. to say officially what people must do: . Learn more.

   PRESCRIBE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   How do you use prescribe in a sentence?

   • pre·scribe. Use prescribe in a sentence. The doctor will prescribe medication for the patient. verb. To prescribe is to make a rule, or a doctor recommending and giving official permission for a course of treatment. When the legislature passes a law mandating that everyone recycle, this is an example of when the legislature prescribes recycling.

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   What is the difference between Scribe and prescribe?

   • Proscribe and prescribe each have a Latin-derived prefix that means "before" attached to the verb "scribe" (from scribere, meaning "to write"). Yet the two words have very distinct, often nearly opposite meanings. Why? In a way, you could say it's the law. In the 15th and 16th centuries both words had legal implications.

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   What does it mean when a doctor prescribes something?

   • To prescribe is make orders or give directions for something to be done. These days, the word is mainly used by doctors who prescribe medications to take. Doctors do a lot of prescribing: they prescribe drugs, rest, exercise, and getting rid of bad habits like smoking. When a doctor prescribes something, he or she is saying, "You need to do this.

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   1. to lay down as a rule or directive. 2. (Law) law to claim or acquire (a right, title, etc) by prescription. 3. (Law) law to make or become invalid or unenforceable by lapse of time. 4. (Medicine) med to recommend or order the use of (a drug or other remedy) [C16: from Latin praescrībere to write previously, from prae before + scrībere to write]

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   PRESCRIBE meaning: 1. to say what medical treatment someone needs: 2. to say officially what people must do: . Learn more.

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   Prescribe definition: To set down as a rule, law, or direction.

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   prescribe meaning, definition, what is prescribe: to say what medicine or treatment a sick...: Learn more.