as in to specify
to give the rules about (something) clearly and exactly
in chess, you can move the various pieces only in certain prescribed ways
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Recent Examples of prescribe
Similarly, consumers generally do not have information on costs of drugs before getting to the pharmacy counter – let alone the tools needed to switch to effective alternatives that might be less expensive than the one that a physician has prescribed.
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Dan Mendelson, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Similar to Keeps, healthcare providers conduct an online evaluation and prescribe treatment if appropriate.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 8 May 2025
People with asthma should meet with their prescribing provider before or shortly after becoming pregnant to discuss any necessary treatment changes.
—Corinne Savides Happel, Verywell Health, 8 May 2025
Our laws exist to prescribe the bounds in which the government can operate.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Dan Mendelson, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Similar to Keeps, healthcare providers conduct an online evaluation and prescribe treatment if appropriate.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 8 May 2025
People with asthma should meet with their prescribing provider before or shortly after becoming pregnant to discuss any necessary treatment changes.
—Corinne Savides Happel, Verywell Health, 8 May 2025
Our laws exist to prescribe the bounds in which the government can operate.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescribe
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The developer doesn’t specify any further system requirements.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
14 May 2025
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While officials haven't specified the nature of the attack, multiple media outlets report Lanez was stabbed.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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Sadly, today’s political revolt is divorced from the cultural and artistic values that define and empower humanity.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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The series explores how Bao personifies the idealism and adventurism that defined the city in the 1990s.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
8 May 2025
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“Prescribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescribe. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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