Prescribe - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |prɪˈskraɪb|  American pronunciation of the word prescribe
Brit.  |prɪˈskraɪb|  British pronunciation of the word prescribe

verb

- issue commands or orders for (syn: dictate, order)
- recommend as beneficial
my mother prescribes a good night's sleep as the cure for all ills
- (medicine) order the use of (a treatment, medicine, etc.), usually by written prescription
the doctor prescribed steroids for my ear trouble

Extra examples

This drug should not be prescribed to children.

The doctor prescribed three months of physical therapy for my leg injury.

The law prescribes a prison sentence of at least five years for the crime.

The regulations prescribe that all employees must pass a physical examination.

We must follow the rules as prescribed by the government.

It is prescribed by law.

Here is a list of books which have been prescribed for this course.

Never take medicine which has been prescribed for somebody else.

I've been prescribed painkillers.

This drug is one of the most commonly prescribed for arthritis.

The space available for work was prescribed.

If these don't work I may have to prescribe you something stronger.

What punishment does the law prescribe for this crime?

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: prescribe
he/she/it: prescribes
present participle: prescribing
past tense: prescribed
past participle: prescribed
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