The meaning of PRESCRIBE is to lay down a rule : dictate. How to use prescribe in a sentence.

The product will have to meet internationally prescribed (= demanded) standards.

Prescribed definition: dictated or indicated as a rule or course of action to be followed.. See examples of PRESCRIBED used in a sentence.

1. To set down as a rule, law, or direction: prescribed the terms of the surrender. 2. To order the use of (a medicine or other treatment).

Definition of 'prescribed' prescribed in British English (prɪˈskraɪbd ) adjective

pre•scribe /prɪˈskraɪb/ v. [~ + object], -scribed, -scrib•ing. to order as a rule or course of action to be followed: the punishment that the law prescribes. Medicine to name or order the use of (a …

The prescription symbol, ℞, as printed on the blister pack of a prescription drug A prescription in the medical context, often abbreviated ℞ or Rx, is a formal communication from physicians or …

prescribed definition: required by official rule or authority. Check meanings, examples, usage tips, pronunciation, domains, and related words. Discover expressions like "prescribed burn".

Definition of prescribe verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. (of a doctor) to tell somebody to take a particular medicine or have a particular treatment; to write a prescription …

The doctor prescribed some pills. The doctor prescribed some medicine and told her to have a week's rest. I hoped he would prescribe some stronger pain killers. Is there anything stronger …