Dictionary Check: prescribe

"prescribe" is a valid word!

Scrabble 15 points
Words with Friends 18 points

Definition

verb

issue commands or orders for

Synonyms:
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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