VERB | communication | prescribe, order, dictate | issue commands or orders for |
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communication | prescribe | recommend as beneficial | |
communication | prescribe | (medicine) order the use of (a treatment, medicine, etc.), usually by written prescription |
Sounds | prahskray'b; priyskray'b | |
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Rhymes | ascribe ... vibe: 15 rhymes with ayb... |
Meaning | issue commands or orders for. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonyms | order, dictate | |
Narrower | mandate | make mandatory |
Broader | inflict, bring down, visit, impose | impose something unpleasant |
Spanish | dictar, mandar, ordenar, prescribir, recetar | |
Catalan | dictar, manar, prescriure, receptar | |
Adjectives | prescriptive | pertaining to giving directives or rules |
Nouns | prescription | directions prescribed beforehand |
Meaning | Recommend as beneficial. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "my mother prescribes a good night's sleep as the cure for all ills" | |
Broader | recommend, urge, advocate | Push for something |
Meaning | (medicine) order the use of (a treatment, medicine, etc.), usually by written prescription. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "the doctor prescribed steroids for my ear trouble" | |
Category | medicine, medical specialty | The branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques |
Broader | order, tell, enjoin, say | Give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority |
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