pre|scribe

pre|scribe
pre|scribe «prih SKRYB», verb, -scribed, -scrib|ing.
–v.t.
1. to lay down as a rule to be followed; order; direct: »

Good citizens do what the laws prescribe.

SYNONYM(S): command, assign, set, appoint, ordain, enjoin.
2. to order as medicine or treatment: »

The doctor prescribed a complete rest for her.

3. Law. to make invalid or outlawed because of the passage of time.
–v.i.
1. to lay down a rule or rules; dictate; direct: »

to do as the law prescribes.

SYNONYM(S): command, assign, set, appoint, ordain, enjoin.
2. to give medical advice; issue a prescription.
3. Law. to claim a right or title to something by virtue of long use and enjoyment of it.
4. (in Scots law) to become invalid because of the passage of time.
╂[< Latin praescrībere < prae- before + scrībere to write]
–pre|scrib´er, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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