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Meaning
Verb
●
In Medicine:
To order (a
drug
or
medical
device
) for use by a particular
patient
(under
licensed
authority).
●
To
specify
by
writing
as a required
procedure
or
ritual
; to
lay down
authoritatively
as a
guide
,
direction
, or
rule
of action.
●
In Law:
To develop or
assert
a right; to make a
claim
(by prescription).
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Origin
prescribe
English
praescribere
Latin
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Etym
Antonyms
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Dictate
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Enact
Require
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Designate
Accept
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Utilize
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Approve
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