What does prescribe mean?
Definitions for prescribe
prɪˈskraɪbpre·scribe
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Princeton's WordNet
order, prescribe, dictateverb
issue commands or orders for
Wiktionary
prescribeverb
To order (a drug or medical device) for use by a particular patient.
prescribeverb
To specify as a required procedure or ritual.
Etymology: From praescribere, from prae and scribere.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To PRESCRIBEverb
Etymology: præscribo, Lat.
Doth the strength of some negative arguments prove this kind of negative argument strong, by force whereof all things are denied, which scripture affirmeth not, or all things, which scripture prescribeth not, condemned. Richard Hooker.
To the blanc moon her office they prescrib’d. John Milton.
There’s joy, when to wild will you laws prescribe,
When you bid fortune carry back her bribe. Dryden.When parents loves are order’d by a son,
Let streams prescribe their fountains where to run. Dryden.The end of satire is the amendment of vices by correction; and he who writes honestly is no more an enemy to the offender, than the physician to the patient, when he prescribes harsh remedies. Dryden.
The extremest ways they first ordain,
Prescribing such intolerable pain,
As none but Cæsar could sustain. Dryden.By a short account of the pressing obligations which lie on the magistrate, I shall not so much prescribe directions for the future, as praise what is past. Francis Atterbury.
Should any man argue, that a physician understands his own art best; and therefore, although he should prescribe poison to all his patients, he cannot be justly punished, but is answerable only to God. Jonathan Swift.
To Prescribeverb
A reserve of puerility we have not shaken off from school, where being seasoned with minor sentences, they prescribe upon our riper years, and never are worn out but with our memories. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.
The assuming an authority of dictating to others, and a forwardness to prescribe to their opinions, is a constant concomitant of this biass of our judgments. John Locke.
That obligation upon the lands did not prescribe or come into disuse, but by fifty consecutive years of exemption. Arb.
Modern ’pothecaries, taught the art
By doctor’s bills to play the doctor’s part,
Bold in the practice of mistaken rules,
Prescribe, apply, and call their masters fools. Alexander Pope.
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prescribe
To prescribe is to officially instruct or recommend a course of action or treatment, typically related to medicine, health, or law. It can also refer to establishing a rule, guideline, or direction to be followed. It often involves an authoritative figure, such as a doctor or a professional, providing advice or direction based on their expertise.
Webster Dictionary
Prescribeverb
to lay down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule of action; to impose as a peremptory order; to dictate; to appoint; to direct
Prescribeverb
to direct, as a remedy to be used by a patient; as, the doctor prescribed quinine
Prescribeverb
to give directions; to dictate
Prescribeverb
to influence by long use
Prescribeverb
to write or to give medical directions; to indicate remedies; as, to prescribe for a patient in a fever
Prescribeverb
to claim by prescription; to claim a title to a thing on the ground of immemorial use and enjoyment, that is, by a custom having the force of law
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Prescribe
prē-skrīb′, v.t. to lay down as a rule or direction: to give as an order: to appoint: (med.) to give directions for, as a remedy: to render useless or invalid through lapse of time.—v.i. to lay down rules: to claim on account of long possession: to become of no force through time.—ns. Prēscrib′er; Prē′script, something prescribed: direction: model prescribed; Prēscriptibil′ity.—adj. Prēscrip′tible, that may be prescribed.—n. Prēscrip′tion, act of prescribing or directing: (med.) a written direction for the preparation of a medicine: a recipe: (law) custom continued until it becomes a right or has the force of law.—adj. Prēscrip′tive, consisting in, or acquired by, custom or long-continued use: customary.—Prescriptive title, a title established by right of prescription. [L. præscribĕre, -scriptum—præ, before, scribĕre, to write.]
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Rank popularity for the word 'prescribe' in Verbs Frequency: #962
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The numerical value of prescribe in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
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The numerical value of prescribe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of prescribe in a Sentence
If we prescribe an exercise or pulmonary rehab program at a given intensity— say, if we tell someone to exercise three times a week— should that be the same for men and women?
Laws which prescribe what everyone must believe, and forbid men to say or write anything against this or that opinion, are often passed to gratify, or rather to appease the anger of those who cannot abide independent minds.
In the multiple sclerosis field, there are a very small number of physicians who prescribe Acthar, and I've never understood why these physicians do that, if these accusations are true, it may provide an explanation.
The message for doctors is that we need to be more proactive about asking patients about things going on in their lives and the different therapies they're using, and there's really a lesson in there for patients, that it is really useful for doctors to know which therapies you're taking, even if they're things the doctor didn't prescribe.
In order to safely prescribe Paxlovid, the potential for DDIs needs to be considered by all prescribers, both to take actions to manage DDIs and also to determine whether Paxlovid is an appropriate treatment choice for each individual patient when factoring in the risks of serious adverse reactions due to DDIs.
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- وصفArabic
- předepsatCzech
- verschreiben, verordnen, vorschreibenGerman
- prescribir, recetarSpanish
- määrätä, säätääFinnish
- prescrire, ordonnerFrench
- előír, felírHungarian
- menentukanIndonesian
- 処方, 規定Japanese
- tūtohu, tūtohiMāori
- voorschrijvenDutch
- ordenar, receitar, prescreverPortuguese
- prescrieRomanian
- назначать, предписать, устанавливать, назначить, прописывать, установить, предписывать, прописатьRussian
- förskriva, skriva ut, ordineraSwedish
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