Search "prescribe" in:
Browse words next to:
|
Search "prescribe" in: Browse words next to:
prescribe
intransitive verb1: to lay down a rule : dictate2
[Middle English, from Medieval Latin praescribere, from Latin, to write at the beginning]
: to claim a title to something by right of prescription3: to write or give medical prescriptions4: to become by prescription invalid or unenforceabletransitive verb1 a: to lay down as a guide, direction, or rule of action : ordain b: to specify with authority2: to designate or order the use of as a remedy <prescribed a painkiller> <a prescribed burn to restore natural forest conditions>
— pre·scrib·er noun
Learn more about
"prescribe" and related topics at
Britannica.com
|
|