PRESCRIBE
Scrabble letter values: P3R1E1S1C3R1I1B3E1 = 15
Definition
- verb issue commands or orders for. — synonyms: order, dictate
- verb recommend as beneficial.
- verb (medicine) order the use of (a treatment, medicine, etc.), usually by written prescription.
Examples
- “my mother prescribes a good night's sleep as the cure for all ills”
- “the doctor prescribed steroids for my ear trouble”
- “The doctor prescribed aspirin.”