Prescribe
11prescribe — verb (T) 1 to say what medicine or treatment a sick person should have: prescribe sb sth: If these don t work I may have to prescribe you something stronger. | prescribe sth for sth: one of the most commonly prescribed drugs for treating… …
12prescribe — pre|scribe [prıˈskraıb] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: praescribere to write at the beginning, order ] 1.) to say what medicine or treatment a sick person should have →↑prescription prescribe sb sth ▪ If these don t work I may have to… …
13prescribe */*/ — UK [prɪˈskraɪb] / US verb [transitive] Word forms prescribe : present tense I/you/we/they prescribe he/she/it prescribes present participle prescribing past tense prescribed past participle prescribed 1) if a doctor prescribes a drug or treatment …
14prescribe — verb 1 drugs ADVERB ▪ legally ▪ The drug can no longer be legally prescribed. ▪ commonly, frequently, routinely, widely ▪ These dru …
15prescribe — pre|scribe [ prı skraıb ] verb transitive ** 1. ) if a doctor prescribes a drug or treatment, they say you should have it: The drug should not be taken unless prescribed by a doctor. prescribe someone something: He was prescribed a course of… …
16prescribe — , proscribe Prescribe means to set down as a rule or guide. Proscribe means to denounce or prohibit. If you get bronchitis, your doctor may prescribe antibiotics and proscribe smoking …
17prescribe — verb 1》 advise and authorize the use of (a medicine or treatment), especially in writing. ↘recommend as beneficial. 2》 state authoritatively that (something) should be done in a particular way. Derivatives prescribable adjective prescriber… …
18prescribe — To give directions, either orally or in writing, for the preparation and administration of a remedy to be used in the treatment of any disease. [L. prae scribo, pp. scriptus, to write before] * * * pre·scribe pri skrīb vb, pre·scribed;… …
19prescribe — See prescribe, proscribe …
20prescribe — Synonyms and related words: administer, advise, advocate, apply, appoint, assign, authorize, be responsible for, bestow, brief, call the signals, captain, carry on, choose, coach, command, conduct, confer, constitute, constrain, consult with,… …
