prescribe

//prɪˈskraɪb//
C1Frequency Level 9Formal
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Verb

prescribeInfinitive
prescribePresent tense
prescribedPast tense
prescribedPast participle
prescribingPresent participle
prescribesThird-person singular
1

To recommend and authorize the use of a medicine or treatment for a patient

The doctor prescribed antibiotics for my infection.

2

To order or direct authoritatively; to lay down as a rule or guide

The law prescribes strict penalties for tax evasion.

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