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

  Prescribe \Pre*scribe"\, v. i.
     1. To give directions; to dictate.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A forwardness to prescribe to their opinions.
                                                    --Locke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To influence by long use [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Med.) To write or to give medical directions; to indicate
        remedies; as, to prescribe for a patient in a fever.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Law) 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.
        [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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Prescribe \Pre*scribe"\, v. i.
     1. To give directions; to dictate.
  
              A forwardness to prescribe to their opinions.
                                                    --Locke.
  
     2. To influence by long use [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
  
     3. (Med.) To write or to give medical directions; to indicate
        remedies; as, to prescribe for a patient in a fever.
  
     4. (Law) 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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  prescribe
       v : issue commands or orders for [syn: order, dictate]

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

  prescribe
     Αγγλικά vb.
     (ετ ιατρική en) συνταγογραφώ

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

  prescribe
     vb.
     1 (lb en medicine) To order (a drug or medical device) for use by a
  particular patient (under licensed authority).
     2 To specify by writing as a required procedure or ritual; to lay
  down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule of action.
     3 (lb en law) To develop or assert a right; to make a claim (by
  prescription).

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

  prescribe
     vb.
     1 (lb en medicine) To order (a drug or medical device) for use by a
  particular patient (under licensed authority).
     2 To specify by writing as a required procedure or ritual; to lay
  down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule of action.
     3 (lb en law) To develop or assert a right; to make a claim (by
  prescription).

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

  prescribe
     vb.
     1 (lb en medicine) To order (a drug or medical device) for use by a
  particular patient (under licensed authority).
     2 To specify by writing as a required procedure or ritual; to lay
  down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule of action.
     3 (lb en law) To develop or assert a right; to make a claim (by
  prescription).

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

  prescribe
     vb.
     1 (lb en medicine) To order (a drug or medical device) for use by a
  particular patient (under licensed authority).
     2 To specify by writing as a required procedure or ritual; to lay
  down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule of action.
     3 (lb en law) To develop or assert a right; to make a claim (by
  prescription).

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

  prescribe
     Espanja vb.
     (es-v-taivm 3 prescrib e)

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

  prescribe
     Engelska vb.
     1 föreskriva
     2 (tagg medicin språk=en) skriva ut

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

  Prescribe /pɹɪskɹˈaɪb/
  صف

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  prescribe //pɹəˈskɹaɪb// //pɹɪˈskɹaɪb// //ˌpɹiːˈskɹaɪb// 
  1. предписвам
  to order a drug or medical device
  2. давам предписание
  to specify as a required procedure or ritual

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

  prescribe /pɹɪskɹˈaɪb/
  předepsat

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

  prescribe /pɹɪskɹˈaɪb/
  nařídit

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

  prescribe /pɹɪskɹˈaɪb/
  stanovit

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  prescribe /pɹɪskɹˈaɪb/ 
  rhagnodi 

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

  prescribe /pɹɪskɹˈaɪb/ 
  Ersitzung (eines Rechts) geltend machen  [jur.]
     Synonym: make a prescriptive claim
  

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

  prescribe /pɹɪskɹˈaɪb/ 
  verschreiben [ein Medikament] , verordnen  [med.]
   see: prescribing, prescribed, unless otherwise prescibed
  
           Note: a medicine

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  prescribe /pɹɪskɹˈaɪb/
  
  ορίζω, γράφω συνταγή, προβλέπω, διατάσσω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  prescribe //pɹəˈskɹaɪb// //pɹɪˈskɹaɪb// //ˌpɹiːˈskɹaɪb// 
  1. määrätä, kirjoittaa resepti
  to order a drug or medical device
  2. määrätä, säätää
  to specify as a required procedure or ritual

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  prescribe /pɹɪskɹˈaɪb/ 
  1. निर्धारित करना
        "The doctor prescribed some pills to help me to sleep."

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

  prescribe /pɹɪskɹˈaɪb/
  dati recept, narediti, odrediti, propisati, propisuje

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  prescribe //pɹəˈskɹaɪb// //pɹɪˈskɹaɪb// //ˌpɹiːˈskɹaɪb// 
  1. meresepkan
  to order a drug or medical device
  2. memerintahkan, mempreskripsikan
  to specify as a required procedure or ritual

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  prescribe //pɹəˈskɹaɪb// //pɹɪˈskɹaɪb// //ˌpɹiːˈskɹaɪb// 
  1. 処方
  to order a drug or medical device
  2. 規定
  to specify as a required procedure or ritual

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  prescribe /prɪˈskraɪb/ 
   1.  zapisywać
   2.  [form]  nakładać

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  prescribe /pɹɪskɹˈaɪb/ 
  prescrever

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  prescribe //pɹəˈskɹaɪb// //pɹɪˈskɹaɪb// //ˌpɹiːˈskɹaɪb// 
  1. ordinera, förskriva
  to order a drug or medical device
  2. skriva ut
  to specify as a required procedure or ritual

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  prescribe /pɹɪskɹˈaɪb/
  1. nizam koymak
  2. emretmek
  3. (tıb.) salık vermek, vermek (ilâç)
  4. (huk.) zaman aşımına dayanarak hükümsüz kılmak
  5. zaman aşımına tabi olmak
  6. zaman aşımı ile hak kazanmak.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/pɹəsˈkɹaɪb/, /pɹisˈkɹaɪb/

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

  103 Moby Thesaurus words for "prescribe":
     administer, advise, advocate, apply, appoint, assign, authorize,
     be responsible for, bestow, brief, call the signals, captain,
     carry on, choose, coach, command, conduct, confer, constitute,
     constrain, consult with, control, counsel, cure, decide,
     declare lawful, decree, define, demand, determine, dictate, direct,
     dose, dose with, enact, enforce upon, engineer, enjoin, establish,
     exact, fix, force, force upon, formulate, give, govern, guide,
     handle, head, head up, impose, instruct, kibitz, lay down, lay on,
     lead, lead on, legalize, legislate, legitimate, legitimatize,
     legitimize, make a regulation, make legal, make obligatory,
     make the rules, manage, maneuver, manipulate, mastermind, meddle,
     mete out to, officer, ordain, order, pick out, prescribe for,
     propose, pull the strings, put in force, put on, put upon,
     quarterback, recommend, regulate, remedy, require, rule, run,
     sanction, select, set, set down, settle, skipper, specify,
     stipulate, submit, suggest, take command, take the lead, treat,
     validate
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 规定,命令,开药方;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt.
     vi. 规定,命令,指示,嘱咐,开处方

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