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 …

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

PRESCRIBE definition: to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin. See examples of prescribe used in a sentence.