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Prescribing

Verb / pri:ˈskraɪbɪŋ / Another word for prescribing — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

To give medical advice and order treatment for a patient.

Synonyms & similar words

prescribe order dictate order recommend advise suggest propose direct dictate command enjoin instruct require mandate decree ordain appoint designate nominate specify stipulate assign

Synonyms by register

Formal

dictating stipulating enjoining mandating

Informal

ordering telling directing laying down

Literary

ordaining decreeing

Antonyms

prohibiting forbidding disallowing vetoing banning interdicting

Common collocations

  • prescribing medication
  • prescribing treatment
  • prescribing a course of action
  • prescribing rules
  • prescribing guidelines
  • prescribing limits
  • prescribing a cure

Word family

noun prescription
verb prescribe
adjective prescriptive

Usage note

Primarily used in a medical context for recommending medication or treatment. Can also refer to setting down rules or guidelines.

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Example sentences

  1. The doctor is prescribing me medicine for my sore throat.
  2. The nurse is prescribing a new treatment plan for the patient.
  3. My dentist is prescribing me a mouthguard to wear at night.
  4. The psychiatrist is prescribing a new medication for the patient's anxiety.
  5. The optometrist is prescribing new glasses for the patient's vision.

Quotes

  • Doctors prescribe medicines of which they know little, to cure diseases of which they know less, in human beings of whom they know nothing. - Voltaire
  • If people let the government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as are the souls of those who live under tyranny. - Thomas Jefferson
  • Prescription: A physician's guess at what will best prolong the situation with least harm to the patient. - Ambrose Bierce

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