Associations to the word «Prescribe»

Wiktionary

PRESCRIBE, verb. To order (a drug or medical device) for use by a particular patient.
PRESCRIBE, verb. To specify as a required procedure or ritual; to lay down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule of action.

Dictionary definition

PRESCRIBE, verb. Issue commands or orders for.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.