Prescribe

  • 21prescribe — 01. The doctor [prescribed] antibiotics to stop the infection. 02. Do I need a [prescription] to buy this medicine? 03. The doctor wrote me a [prescription] for a painkiller. 04. I had a bad infection in my throat, so the doctor wrote me out a… …

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  • 22prescribe — [[t]prɪskra͟ɪb[/t]] prescribes, prescribing, prescribed 1) VERB If a doctor prescribes medicine or treatment for you, he or she tells you what medicine or treatment to have. [V n] Our doctor diagnosed a throat infection and prescribed antibiotic… …

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  • 23prescribe — verb 1) the doctor prescribed antibiotics Syn: write a prescription for, authorize 2) traditional values prescribe a life of domesticity Syn: advise, recommend, advocate, suggest, endorse, champion, promote 3) …

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  • 24prescribe — verb 1) a doctor may prescribe antibiotics Syn: advise, recommend, advocate, suggest 2) rules prescribing your duty Syn: stipulate, lay down, dictate, order, direct, specify, determ …

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  • 25prescribe — pre•scribe [[t]prɪˈskraɪb[/t]] v. scribed, scrib•ing 1) to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin 2) med to designate or order the use of (a medicine, treatment, etc.) 3) to… …

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  • 26prescribe, proscribe — Prescribe means to direct, to order. Proscribe means to banish, to outlaw. What did the nurse prescribe for your cough? Playing the radio after midnight is proscribed …

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  • 27prescribe, proscribe —    Prescribe means to set down as a rule or guide. Proscribe means to denounce or prohibit. If you get bronchitis, your doctor may prescribe antibiotics and proscribe smoking …

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  • 28prescribe, proscribe —    Prescribe means to set down as a rule or guide. Proscribe means to denounce or prohibit. If you get bronchitis, your doctor may prescribe antibiotics and proscribe smoking …

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  • 29prescribe a task — index instruct (direct) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 30prescribe by law — index constitute (establish) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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