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Showing words for PRESCRIBE using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Prescribe

perscribe, prescribe

8 Letter Words for Prescribe

piercers, preciser, reprices, rescribe

7 Letter Words for Prescribe

berries, bespice, cerebri, crepier, crisper, escribe, perries, piecers, piercer, pierces, precise, pricers, prisere, recipes, reprice, reprise, respice, respire, scriber, scripee

6 Letter Words for Prescribe

biceps, breers, breres, briers, cerise, cerris, creeps, crepes, crepis, criers, cripes, eprise, espier, peirce, peiser, perces, perrie, persic, piecer, pieces, pierce, pierre, precis, preser, pricer, prices, priers, priser, rebecs, recipe, rerise, ricers, ripers, risper, scribe, sirree, specie, sperre, spicer, sprier

5 Letter Words for Prescribe

beeps, beers, beice, beres, berri, bicep, bices, biers, birrs, birse, breer, brees, breis, brere, brers, brier, bries, brise, cepes, cerer, ceres, cires, creep, crepe, cribs, crier, cries, cripe, crips, crise, crisp, epics, epris, erics, espec, icers, isere, peers, perce, peres, peris, perse, piece, piers, prees, price, prier, pries, rebec, recip, reice, repic, ribes, ricer, rices, riper, ripes, riser, scree, scrip, secre, sepic, serer, seric, serre, sicer, siper, spece, speer, speir, spice, spier, spire, spree

4 Letter Words for Prescribe

beep, beer, bees, bere, bice, bier, birr, bree, brei, brer, brie, bris, cees, cepe, ceps, cere, cire, cres, crib, crip, cris, crpe, eire, epic, erer, eres, eric, erie, eris, errs, erse, icer, ices, ipse, ires, irpe, pecs, peer, pees, pere, peri, pers, pice, pics, pier, pies, pirr, pirs, pise, prec, pree, pres, prie, psec, rebs, recs, rees, repr, reps, resp, ribe, ribs, rice, rier, ries, ripe, rips, risc, rise, risp, sebe, seep, seer, seir, serb, sere, serr, sice, sier, sipe, sire, spec, spic, spie

3 Letter Words for Prescribe

bec, bee, ber, bes, bis, bpi, bps, brr, cee, cep, cer, cie, cir, cis, cpi, cpr, cps, crs, csi, csp, ebs, ecb, eec, eer, eir, epi, ere, err, ers, esc, ese, esp, esr, ice, ipr, ips, ire, irs, ise, pbs, pci, pec, pee, per, pes, pic, pie, pir, pis, prc, pre, prs, psi, rbi, reb, rec, ree, rei, rep, res, rib, rie, rip, rps, sbe, sci, scr, sec, see, sei, sep, ser, sib, sic, sie, sip, sir, sri

Definitions for Prescribe

[1] to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin.
[2] Medicine/Medical . to designate or order the use of (a medicine, remedy, treatment, etc.).
[3] to lay down rules; direct; dictate.
[4] Medicine/Medical . to designate remedies, treatment, etc., to be used.
[5] Law . to claim a right or title by virtue of long use and enjoyment; make a prescriptive claim. (usually followed by for or to ).
[6] to lay down as a rule or directive
[7] law to claim or acquire (a right, title, etc) by prescription
[8] law to make or become invalid or unenforceable by lapse of time
[9] med to recommend or order the use of (a drug or other remedy)

Words related to Prescribe

require, impose, determine, dictate, establish, specify, define, appoint, decree, set, fix, direct, rule, guide, settle, command, choose, decide, enjoin, ordain

Words nearby Prescribe

prescientific, prescind, prescore, prescott, prescreen, prescribe, prescript, prescriptible, prescription, prescriptive, prescriptive grammar

Origin of Prescribe

1425–75; late Middle English < Latin praescrībere to direct in writing, literally, to write before or above, equivalent to prae- pre- + scrībere to write; see scribe1, prescription

Words that may be confused with Prescribe

prescribe, proscribe

Other words from Prescribe

pre·scrib·a·ble , adjective
pre·scrib·er , noun
mis·pre·scribe , verb, mis·pre·scribed, mis·pre·scrib·ing.
non·pre·scribed , adjective
non·pre·scrib·er , noun
o·ver·pre·scribe , verb, o·ver·pre·scribed, o·ver·pre·scrib·ing.
re·pre·scribe , verb (used with object), re·pre·scribed, re·pre·scrib·ing.
self-pre·scribed , adjective
un·pre·scribed , adjective

Word origin for Prescribe

C16: from Latin praescrībere to write previously, from prae before + scrībere to write

Synonyms for Prescribe

define, determine, dictate, establish, impose, lay down, require, specify, appoint, assign, choose, command, decide, decree, designate, direct, enjoin, fix, guide, ordain, order, rule, select, set, settle, pick out, write prescription