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Synonyms
pre·scribe (prĭ-skrīb́)

[Middle English prescriben, from Latin praescrībere, prae-, pre-, + scrībere, to write.]

verb: -scribed, -scrib·ing, -scribes. 

transitive verb 

  1. To set down as a rule or guide; enjoin. See synonyms at dictate
  2. To order the use of (a medicine or other treatment).

intransitive verb 

  1. To establish rules, laws, or directions.
  2. To order a medicine or other treatment.
  3. Law
    1. To assert a right or title to something on the grounds of prescription.
    2. To become invalidated or unenforceable by the process of prescription.

derivatives

pre·scrib́er
noun