to prescribe
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3.7
- verb
- /prɪˈskraɪb/
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recomendar
- I'm prescribing... a method of therapy... which I have found extremely successful.
- prescribe a remedy
And so I do prescribe going to the park.
- And so I do prescribe going to the park.
- And years later, I found an acne website which I've put on there, which prescribes the exact same regime as I used.
Examples
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I prescribe a little sleep and, of course, some exercise.
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Both of them always prescribe exercise as part of the treatment plan for anybody that they are treating when it comes to ADD.
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And so I do prescribe going to the park.
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Well, perhaps we can determine the cause of your heart attack and then we can prescribe a treatment.
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It's called healthcare, a system where doctors can prescribe solutions to improve health, not just manage disease.
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A medical researcher writes an article, saying: "To treat this disease, you should prescribe this drug."
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By the 1950s, these medicines had become the most widely prescribed of all drugs.
Academic text (1996) -
Mr. Zuckerman, I've been studying your problem, and I'm gonna prescribe a protective hat.
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The effect on gait of five commonly prescribed ankle-foot devices was measured.
Academic text (1991) -
The doctor will prescribe a specific medication to help with your symptoms.
Synonyms
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3.2
Tell someone you think they should do something
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4.7
Be the right treatment for a particular illness or problem
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Prescribe comes from the Latin parts pre- 'before' and scribere 'to write', so it originally meant to 'write before'. A helpful way to remember the general sense 'recommend a course of action' is to think of someone writing a short prescription or plan for you before you start.