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prescribe
/prɪ'skraɪb/
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prescribe
verb
issue commands or orders for
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dictate
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type of:
impose
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inflict
bring down
verb
(medicine) order the use of (a treatment, medicine, etc.), usually by written prescription
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"the doctor prescribed steroids for my ear trouble"
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type of:
enjoin
order
say
tell
verb
recommend as beneficial
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"my mother prescribes a good night's sleep as the cure for all ills"
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type of:
advocate
recommend
urge
Antonyms of prescribe
disorder
descriptive
nonprescription
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