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Meaning of 'prescribe' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Prescribe [ v. i.]
- To give directions; to dictate.
- To influence by long use
- To write or to give medical directions; to indicate remedies; as, to prescribe for a patient in a fever.
- To claim by prescription; to claim a title to a thing on the ground of immemorial use and enjoyment, that is, by a custom having the force of law.
2 . Prescribe [ v. t.]
- To lay down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule of action; to impose as a peremptory order; to dictate; to appoint; to direct.
- To direct, as a remedy to be used by a patient; as, the doctor prescribed quinine.

Meaning of 'prescribe' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . prescribe [ v]
Meaning (1):
- recommend as beneficial
Example in sentence:
  • my mother prescribes a good night's sleep as the cure for all ills
Meaning (2):
- (medicine) order the use of (a treatment, medicine, etc.), usually by written prescription
Example in sentence:
  • the doctor prescribed steroids for my ear trouble

Nearby Words:

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