prescribe verb
1 drugs
ADV. legally The drug can no longer be legally prescribed. | medically, medicinally
PREP. for drugs prescribed for high blood pressure This drug is often prescribed for women with heart trouble.
2 what should/should not be done
ADV. narrowly, rigidly, strictly, tightly The curriculum is rigidly prescribed from an early age. Everything about her life was strictly prescribed (= there were strict rules about what she could and could not do).
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