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prescribed

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  • IPA /pɹəˈskɹaɪbd/

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prescribed verb

  1. To order (a drug or medical device) for use by a particular patient (under licensed authority).“The doctor prescribed aspirin.”
  2. To specify by writing as a required procedure or ritual; to lay down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule of action.“The property meets the criteria prescribed by the regulations.”

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appointeddecreedformalnonarbitraryofficialordainedpositiveregularsettledunarbitraryprescribed

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