The meaning of PRESCRIBE is to lay down a rule : dictate. How to use prescribe in a sentence.

The product will have to meet internationally prescribed (= demanded) standards.

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).

Prescribed definition: dictated or indicated as a rule or course of action to be followed.. See examples of PRESCRIBED used in a sentence.

Definition of prescribe verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. (of a doctor) to tell somebody to take a particular medicine or have a particular treatment; to write a prescription …

Recommended or ordered (especially by a doctor) as a treatment or course of action. The doctor prescribed antibiotics for the infection. She was prescribed physical therapy to help with her …

Definition of 'prescribed' prescribed in British English (prɪˈskraɪbd ) adjective

Prescribed generally means officially or authoritatively instructed, advised, or ordered to be followed. It's often used in the context of medicine where a doctor prescribes a specific …

prescribed definition: required by official rule or authority. Check meanings, examples, usage tips, pronunciation, domains, and related words. Discover expressions like "prescribed burn".

prescribed, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary