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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Prescribe \Pre*scribe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prescribed; p. pr
     & vb. n. Prescribing.] [L. praescribere, praescriptum; prae
     before + scriebe to write. See Scribe.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To lay down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule
        of action; to impose as a peremptory order; to dictate; to
        appoint; to direct.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Prescribe not us our duties.          --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Let streams prescribe their fountains where to run.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Med.) To direct, as a remedy to be used by a patient; as,
        the doctor prescribed quinine.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To appoint; order; command; dictate; ordain; institute;
          establish.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Prescribe \Pre*scribe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prescribed; p. pr
     & vb. n. Prescribing.] [L. praescribere, praescriptum; prae
     before + scriebe to write. See Scribe.]
     1. To lay down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule
        of action; to impose as a peremptory order; to dictate; to
        appoint; to direct.
  
              Prescribe not us our duties.          --Shak.
  
              Let streams prescribe their fountains where to run.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     2. (Med.) To direct, as a remedy to be used by a patient; as,
        the doctor prescribed quinine.
  
     Syn: To appoint; order; command; dictate; ordain; institute;
          establish.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  prescribed
       adj 1: set down as a rule or guide
       2: fixed or established especially by order or command; "at the
          time appointed (or the appointed time") [syn: appointed,
           decreed, ordained]
       3: conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline; "in
          prescribed order" [syn: official]
       4: formally laid down or imposed; "positive laws" [syn: positive]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  prescribed
     a.
     Of a procedure, specified to a great degree of detail; established as
  following a strict procedure or set of rules.
     vb.
     (infl of en prescribe  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  prescribed
     a.
     Of a procedure, specified to a great degree of detail; established as
  following a strict procedure or set of rules.
     vb.
     (infl of en prescribe  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  prescribed
     a.
     Of a procedure, specified to a great degree of detail; established as
  following a strict procedure or set of rules.
     vb.
     (infl of en prescribe  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  prescribed
     a.
     Of a procedure, specified to a great degree of detail; established as
  following a strict procedure or set of rules.
     vb.
     (infl of en prescribe  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  prescribed
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm p rescribe d)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  prescribed
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en prescribe ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb prescribe)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Prescribed /pɹɪskɹˈaɪbd/
  موصوف

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  prescribed /pɹɪskɹˈaɪbd/ 
  předepsaný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  prescribed /pɹɪskɹˈaɪbd/ 
  povinný

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  prescribed /pɹɪskɹˈaɪbd/
  verschrieben, verordnet
   see: prescribe, prescribing, unless otherwise prescibed
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  prescribed /pɹɪskɹˈaɪbd/
  vorgeschrieben, vorschriftsmäßig, vorschriftsgemäß 
   see: as prescribed
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  prescribed /pɹɪskɹˈaɪbd/
  vorgeschrieben
   see: prescribe sth., prescribing, prescribes, prescribed, The regulations prescribe that all employees must undergo a medical examination.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  prescribed /pɹɪskɹˈaɪbd/
  schrieb vor
   see: prescribe sth., prescribing, prescribed, prescribes, The regulations prescribe that all employees must undergo a medical examination.
  

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  prescribed /pɹɪskɹˈaɪbd/
  propisan, propisao, zadane, zadanog

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/pɹisˈkɹaɪbd/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  58 Moby Thesaurus words for "prescribed":
     accepted, authoritative, binding, bound, bounded, canonical,
     conditioned, confined, conformable, consuetudinary, conventional,
     copyrighted, cramped, current, customary, dictated, didactic,
     disciplined, established, everyday, familiar, finite, formulary,
     generally accepted, hard and fast, instructive, limited, mandatory,
     moderated, narrow, normal, obtaining, official, ordinary, patented,
     popular, preceptive, prescript, prescriptive, prevalent,
     proscribed, qualified, received, regular, regulation, restricted,
     rubric, set, standard, statutory, stock, strait, straitened,
     time-honored, traditional, usual, widespread, wonted
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  adj.规定的

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