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to prescribe
01
(of a healthcare professional) to tell someone what drug or treatment they should get
Transitive: to prescribe a medication or treatment
Examples
After the check-up, she prescribed a new medicine for my cough.
1.1
to recommend or suggest an action because it is believed to be beneficial or helpful
Transitive: to prescribe an action
Examples
The counselor prescribed relaxation techniques to help reduce anxiety.
02
to give specific instructions or guidelines about what someone must do
Transitive: to prescribe sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
prescribe
3rd person singular
prescribes
Present participle
prescribing
Past simple
prescribed
Past participle
prescribed
Examples
All employees must adhere to the code of conduct prescribed in the handbook.
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