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

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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).

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.

Our doctor diagnosed a throat infection and prescribed antibiotics and junior aspirin. [VERB noun] She took twice the prescribed dose of sleeping tablets. [VERB-ed] The law allows doctors to prescribe …

prescribed, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

Nov 6, 2025 · prescribed (comparative more prescribed, superlative most prescribed) Of a procedure, specified to a great degree of detail; established as following a strict procedure or set of rules.

We must follow the rules as prescribed by the government. Members must obey the prescribed rules of conduct.

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