Synonyms for prescribe
prɪˈskraɪbpre·scribe

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1. prescribe

   Synonyms:
   enjoin, order, impose, recommend, indicate, decree, dictate

   Antonyms:
   inhibition, prohibit, discountenance, discommend

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1. order, prescribe, dictateverb

   issue commands or orders for

   Synonyms:
   put, govern, ordain, regularise, rate, dictate, arrange, set up, say, grade, ordinate, range, rank, consecrate, enjoin, regulate, tell, order, place, regularize

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1. • Impose

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1. prescribeverb

   Synonyms:
   direct, order, appoint, ordain, dictate, enjoin, decree

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1. List of paraphrases for "prescribe":

   prescribing, prescribed, dictate, stipulate, impose

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1. Jeff Melvoin:

   That's not painting, that's Paint-By-Numbers. That's therapy for the artistically challenged. That's what they prescribe for cretins in dayrooms.

2. Steven Lee:

   The bottom line with subjective refraction is, it's dependent on how the patient is responding, i'm very confident in how our practitioners and how ophthalmologists who work with us prescribe prescriptions in the end.

3. Michael Hogue:

   They're getting Evusheld from states, but pharmacists don't have the authority to prescribe it, so their hands are tied.

4. Fed Governor Lael Brainard:

   Notwithstanding the fact that the law does not prescribe broad structural changes, some observers may judge whether reform has gone far enough based on the extent of changes in the scope or scale of the U.S. systemic banking institutions relative to the crisis.

5. Huseyin Naci:

   According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, roughly one third of doctors prescribe exercise in primary care, this is promising, but more doctors should discuss and give brief advice to their patients about the benefits of exercise and refer patients with diabetes to structured exercise programs.