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
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Syllablespre · scribe
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