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Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
prescribe (verb)intransitive verb
1.
to lay down a rule - dictate
2.
Middle English, from Medieval Latin from Latin, to write at the beginning to claim a title to something by right of - prescription
3.
to write or give medical - prescriptions
4.
transitive verb
to become by prescription invalid or unenforceable
1.
a) to lay down as a guide, direction, or rule of action - ordain
b) to specify with authority
2.
to designate or order the use of as a remedy - prescribed a painkiller a prescribed burn to restore natural forest conditions
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
prescribe (verb)to give the rules about (something) clearly and exactly
SYNONYMS:
define, lay down, specifyRELATED WORDS:
decree, dictate, ordain; assign, direct, fix, set, settle; arrange, order; choose, select; adjure, bid, charge, command, enjoin, instruct, tell; conduct, control, govern, lead, manage; coerce, compel, constrain, force; obligate, oblige, require