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1400-1500 Language: Latin Origin: praescribere 'to write at the
beginning, order'   pre‧scribe [transitive] 1MD to say what
medicine or treatment a sick person should have [↪ prescription]
prescribe somebody something If these don't work I may have to
prescribe you something stronger. prescribe something for
something the drugs prescribed for his stomach pains 2 formal to
state officially what should be done in a particular situation:
What punishment does the law prescribe for this crime?
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