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Prescribe
prɪˈskrʌɪb
Prescribe definitions
verb
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prescribing
- (of a medical practitioner) advise and authorize the use of (a medicine or treatment) for someone, especially in writing
"her doctor prescribed sleeping tablets"
- recommend (a substance or action) as something beneficial
"marriage is often prescribed as a universal remedy"
- 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"