PRESCRIBE


Meaning of PRESCRIBE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pri-ˈskrīb ]

verb

( pre·scribed ; pre·scrib·ing )

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin praescribere to write at the beginning, dictate, order, from prae- + scribere to write — more at scribe

Date: 15th century

intransitive verb

1. : to lay down a rule : dictate

2.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin praescribere, from Latin, to write at the beginning]

: to claim a title to something by right of prescription

3. : to write or give medical prescriptions

4. : to become by prescription invalid or unenforceable

transitive verb

1.

a. : to lay down as a guide, direction, or rule of action : ordain

b. : to specify with authority

2. : to designate or order the use of as a remedy

prescribed a painkiller

a prescribed burn to restore natural forest conditions

• pre·scrib·er noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.