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prescribe

/pɹəskɹˈaɪb/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

  1. issue commands or orders for
  2. recommend as beneficial
    “my mother prescribes a good night's sleep as the cure for all ills”
  3. (medicine) order the use of (a treatment, medicine, etc.), usually by written prescription
    “the doctor prescribed steroids for my ear trouble”

Synonyms for prescribe

Words that rhyme with prescribe

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