prescribe
/prɪ'skraɪb/
verb
9 letters2 syllables15 points in Scrabble®18 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
VERB
1
Issue commands or orders for.
2
(medicine) order the use of (a treatment, medicine, etc.), usually by written prescription.
“the doctor prescribed steroids for my ear trouble”
3
Recommend as beneficial.
“my mother prescribes a good night's sleep as the cure for all ills”
WORD FORMS
Related formprescription
Related formprescriptive
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®15 points
Words With Friends®18 points
Double word30 points
Triple word45 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinescribepray
Starts & ends withP … E
Syllablespre · scribe
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