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