prescrever

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed (modeled on escrever), from Latin praescrībere, present active infinitive of praescribō.

Verb

1. (healthcare, transitive) to prescribe (to declare that a drug or treatment should be used by a patient)
2. (transitive) to prescribe (to specify a procedure or practice as correct or required)

   Antonym: proscrever

3. (criminal law, of a crime, intransitive) to become unprosecutable after a time limit, due to a statute of limitations

Related terms

• prescrição
• prescrito
• escrever