Dictionary Check: prescribe
"prescribe" is a valid word!
Scrabble
15
points
Words with Friends
18
points
Definition
verb
issue commands or orders for
verb
recommend as beneficial
Example:
"my mother prescribes a good night's sleep as the cure for all ills"
verb
(medicine) order the use of (a treatment, medicine, etc.), usually by written prescription
Example:
"the doctor prescribed steroids for my ear trouble"
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