prescribe
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
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Medicine/Medical. to designate remedies, treatment, etc., to be used.
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Law. to claim a right or title by virtue of long use and enjoyment; make a prescriptive claim. (usually followed by for orto ).
verb
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to lay down as a rule or directive
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law to claim or acquire (a right, title, etc) by prescription
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law to make or become invalid or unenforceable by lapse of time
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med to recommend or order the use of (a drug or other remedy)
Other Word Forms
- misprescribe verb
- nonprescriber noun
- overprescribe verb
- prescribable adjective
- prescriber noun
- represcribe verb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of prescribe
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English from Latin praescrībere “to direct in writing,” literally, “to write before or above,” equivalent to prae- pre- + scrībere “to write”; scribe 1, prescription
Example Sentences
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The study focused on atorvastatin, one of the most commonly prescribed statins worldwide.
From Science Daily
These drugs are commonly prescribed to treat diabetes-related heart disease and chronic kidney disease.
From Science Daily
"For the vast majority of patients who are prescribed GLP-1s, they are safe and effective medicines which deliver significant health benefits," she said.
From BBC
About 50.9 million items of aspirin were prescribed in the UK between January and October last, the NPA said, making it one of the most commonly prescribed drugs in the country.
From BBC
They discovered that statins, which are widely prescribed to lower cholesterol, strongly block UBL3 modification.
From Science Daily
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