prescribe

verb

pri-ˈskrīb How to pronounce prescribe (audio)
Definition of prescribenext
as in to specify
to give the rules about (something) clearly and exactly in chess, you can move the various pieces only in certain prescribed ways

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Recent Examples of prescribe Such compounds are increasingly migrating into mainstream use despite a lack of FDA approval, with licensed physicians prescribing them and even New York bodegas getting in on the action. — Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 30 July 2026 Doctors can prescribe antidepressants, beta blockers and anti-seizure medications that people take daily. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 30 July 2026 At Boru Meda General Hospital, one of the few referral centers in Ethiopia where mycetoma patients arrive each year, he was prescribed a combination of generic antibacterials and antifungals. — Borna Nyaoke-Anoke, STAT, 30 July 2026 Patrick Clancy discussed numerous medications his ex-wife Lindsay Clancy was prescribed during h is cross-examination Wednesday afternoon. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for prescribe
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  1. specify
  2. define
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  • Kansas law also specifies that your employer cannot count your usual lunch break toward these two hours.
    — Rashad Alexander August 2, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The affidavit stated there were two victims but redacted their identities and did not specify which attacks were committed on which child.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 31 July 2026
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  • Unlike ancient Roman baths that relied on standing pools, Ottoman hammam architecture is defined by fresh, continuous flowing water across heated stone slabs (göbek taşı).
    — Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • This season, though, will be defined by the head coach’s offseason evaluation of, well, himself.
    — Sam McDowell July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
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