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prescribe
appoint; to order a medicine: prescribe a painkiller
Not to be confused with:
proscribe – prohibit, censure, repudiate; to banish: proscribe drinking in a public park
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pre·scribe
(prĭ-skrīb′)v. pre·scribed, pre·scrib·ing, pre·scribes
v.tr.
1. To set down as a rule, law, or direction: prescribed the terms of the surrender.
2. To order the use of (a medicine or other treatment).
v.intr.
1. To establish rules, laws, or directions.
2. To order a medicine or other treatment.
[Middle English prescriben, from Latin praescrībere : prae-, pre- + scrībere, to write; see skrībh- in Indo-European roots.]
pre·scrib′er n.
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prescribe
(prɪˈskraɪb)vb
1. to lay down as a rule or directive
2. (Law) law to claim or acquire (a right, title, etc) by prescription
3. (Law) law to make or become invalid or unenforceable by lapse of time
4. (Medicine) med to recommend or order the use of (a drug or other remedy)
[C16: from Latin praescrībere to write previously, from prae before + scrībere to write]
preˈscriber n
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pre•scribe
(prɪˈskraɪb)v. -scribed, -scrib•ing. v.t.
1. to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin.
2. to designate or order the use of (a medicine, treatment, etc.).
v.i. 3. to lay down rules; direct; dictate.
4. to order a treatment or medicine.
5. to claim a legal right or title by virtue of long use; make a prescriptive claim.
[1425–75; < Latin praescrībere to write at the head of, appoint, prescribe =prae- pre- + scrībere to write]
pre•scrib′a•ble, adj.
pre•scrib′er, n.
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prescribe
Past participle: prescribed
Gerund: prescribing
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Verb | 1. | prescribe - issue commands or orders for inflict, impose, bring down, visit - impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students" mandate - make mandatory; "the new director of the school board mandated regular tests" |
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prescribe
verb
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prescribe
verbTo set forth expressly and authoritatively:
Idioms: call the shots, lay it on the line.
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Translations
يَصِفُ الطبيبُ الدّواءَيَصِفُ الطَّبِيبُ عِلاجَاً
předepsat
ordinereforeskriveforeslå
määrätä lääkettä
propisati
elõír
skrifa lyfseîil; ráîleggja
処方する
처방하다
ieteikt, norādītparakstīt
predpisati
förskriva
สั่งจ่ายยา
ilaç yazmakreçete yazmaktavsiye etmekvermek
kê thuốc
prescribe
[prɪˈskraɪb]A. VT
1. (= lay down, order) → prescribir, ordenar
in the prescribed way → en conformidad con lo prescrito
prescribed books → lecturas fpl obligatorias
the prescribed punishment → la pena establecida or prescrita
in the prescribed way → en conformidad con lo prescrito
prescribed books → lecturas fpl obligatorias
the prescribed punishment → la pena establecida or prescrita
2. [+ medicine] → recetar
to prescribe sth for sb; prescribe sb sth [+ medicine] → recetar algo a algn
the doctor prescribed a course of antibiotics for me → el médico me recetó antibióticos
he prescribed complete rest → recomendó reposo absoluto
the prescribed dose → la dosis prescrita
what do you prescribe? → ¿qué me recomienda?
to prescribe sth for sb; prescribe sb sth [+ medicine] → recetar algo a algn
the doctor prescribed a course of antibiotics for me → el médico me recetó antibióticos
he prescribed complete rest → recomendó reposo absoluto
the prescribed dose → la dosis prescrita
what do you prescribe? → ¿qué me recomienda?
B. VI (Med) → recetar
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prescribe
[prɪˈskraɪb] vtCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
prescribe
vt
(Med, fig) → verschreiben, verordnen (sth for sb jdm etw); the prescribed dose/punishment → die verordnete Dosis/Strafe
vi (= lay down rules) → Vorschriften machen
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prescribe
[prɪˈskraɪb] vt (gen) (Med) → prescrivere, ordinare (fig) → consigliareprescribed books (Scol, Univ) → testi mpl in programma
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prescribe
(prəˈskraib) verb to advise or order (the use of). My doctor prescribed some pills for my cold; Here is a list of books prescribed by the examiners for the exam.
preˈscription (-ˈskrip-) noun.
1. a doctor's (usually written) instructions for the preparing and taking of a medicine. He gave me a prescription to give to the chemist.
2. the act of prescribing.
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prescribe
→ يَصِفُ الطَّبِيبُ عِلاجَاً předepsat ordinere verschreiben συνταγογραφώ prescribir määrätä lääkettä prescrire propisati prescrivere 処方する 처방하다 voorschrijven foreskrive zalecić receitar предписывать förskriva สั่งจ่ายยา ilaç yazmak kê thuốc 开处方Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
pre·scribe
v. prescribir, recetar.
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prescribe
vt recetar, prescribirEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.