prescribe
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
- præscribe (archaic)
[edit] Etymology
From Latin praescribere, from prae (“before”) and scribere (“to write”).
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Usage notes
- The pronunciation with the stressed first syllable is normally used only when added distinction from proscribe is required.
[edit] Verb
prescribe (third-person singular simple present prescribes, present participle prescribing, simple past and past participle prescribed)
- To order (a drug or medical device) for use by a particular patient.
- To specify as a required procedure or ritual.
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[edit] Translations
to order a drug or medical device
to specify as a required procedure or ritual
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[edit] See also
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Verb
prescribe (infinitive prescribir)
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of prescribir.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of prescribir.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of prescribir.
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- English terms derived from Latin
- English verbs
- English transitive verbs
- Spanish verb forms
- Spanish verb imperative forms
- Spanish verb singular forms
- Spanish verb second-person forms
- Spanish verb affirmative forms
- Spanish verb informal forms
- Spanish forms of verbs ending in -ir
- Spanish verb indicative forms
- Spanish verb formal forms
- Spanish verb present forms
- Spanish verb third-person forms
