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prescribe
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pre·scribe (prē skrīb′, pri-)
transitive verb prescribed -·scribed′, prescribing -·scrib′·ing
- to set down as a rule or direction; order; ordain; direct
- to order or advise as a medicine or treatment: said of physicians, etc.
- Law to invalidate or outlaw by negative prescription
Etymology: L praescribere < prae-, before + scribere, to write: see pre- & scribe
intransitive verb
- to set down or impose rules; dictate
- to give medical advice or prescriptions
- Law
- to claim a right or title through long use or possession
- to become invalidated or outlawed by negative prescription
Related Forms:
- prescriber pre·scrib′er noun
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