prescribir

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin praescrībere.

Verb[edit]

prescribir (first-person singular present prescribo, first-person singular preterite prescribí, past participle prescrito or (Argentina and Uruguay) prescripto)

  1. (medicine) to prescribe
    Synonym: recetar
  2. (law) to prescribe

Usage notes[edit]

  • The past participle form prescripto is used in Argentina and Uruguay.

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