Synonyms of prescribe

prescribe

verb

pri-ˈskrīb 

as in to specify

to give the rules about (something) clearly and exactly

in chess, you can move the various pieces only in certain prescribed ways

Synonyms & Similar Words

• specify
• define
• direct
• dictate
• order
• arrange
• lay down
• tell
• instruct
• assign
• choose
• select
• require
• manage
• compel
• set
• govern
• ordain
• enjoin
• conduct
• decree
• constrain
• force
• coerce
• control
• fix
• lead
• bid
• settle
• adjure
• obligate
• charge
• oblige
• command

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of prescribe

To ease his diarrhea, abdominal pain, and other symptoms that left him feeling wiped out, his gastroenterologist prescribed four doses a day of an anti-inflammatory drug called mesalamine. —Stacey Colino, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024

Then the physician or whoever is prescribing the drug needs a code. —Harvard Business Review, 10 Dec. 2024

The federal Medicare plan also doesn’t cover weight loss treatments unless they are approved and prescribed for another health condition. —Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024

Tennessee’s law Senate Bill 1 (SB1), which the Biden Administration, a doctor, and three families challenged, prohibits doctors from prescribing pharmaceutical and surgical care for transgender minors that are looking to gender transition. —Solcyré Burga, TIME, 2 Dec. 2024