pre·scribe (pr -skr b )v. pre·scribed, pre·scrib·ing, pre·scribes v.tr. 1. To set down as a rule or guide; enjoin. See Synonyms at dictate. 2. To order the use of (a medicine or other treatment). v.intr. 1. To establish rules, laws, or directions. 2. To order a medicine or other treatment. 3. Law a. To assert a right or title to something on the grounds of prescription. b. To become invalidated or unenforceable by the process of prescription. [Middle English prescriben, from Latin praescr bere : prae-, pre- + scrbere, to write; see skrbh- in Indo-European roots.]pre·scrib er n. |
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