Dictionary.com

prescribed

[ pri-skrahybd ]
/ prɪˈskraɪbd /
Save This Word!

adjective
dictated or indicated as a rule or course of action to be followed: To limit your definition of art to certain prescribed forms is to cut yourself off from the bulk of human existence.
Medicine/Medical. (of a medicine, treatment, etc.) recommended or ordered by a qualified practitioner: Test results for legal or prescribed drugs are returned in about two minutes.
verb
the simple past tense and past participle of prescribe.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?

Origin of prescribed

OTHER WORDS FROM prescribed

non·pre·scribed, adjectiveself-pre·scribed, adjectiveun·pre·scribed, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use prescribed in a sentence

FEEDBACK