prescribe
verb (used with object)
to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin.
prescriber
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a word derived from
prescribe.
Example Sentences
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“Let a prescriber use her medical judgment to treat a patient.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026
Are the potential effects of that a risk the prescriber and patient are willing to take on?
From Slate ● Mar. 22, 2026
Over the last decade and a half, the critic’s role has evolved from that of an arbiter to a kind of prescriber.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2026
Mr Scott has told the BBC he did not prescribe the antibiotics or Botox, and instead used a "registered prescriber with an authorised pharmacy" to obtain the medicine online.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2025
I am a doctor, a prescriber of pills, a mender of bones, a plumber of pipes … my work does not call for beauty.
From Purple Springs by Nellie L. McClung
