PRESCRIBE

/pɹɪˈskɹaɪb/ ► audio Scrabble 15 Words With Friends 18

Scrabble letter values: P3R1E1S1C3R1I1B3E1 = 15

Definition

  1. verb issue commands or orders for. — synonyms: order, dictate
  2. verb recommend as beneficial.
  3. 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.”

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