Synonyms

prescribed

American

[pri-skrahybd] / prɪˈskraɪbd /

adjective

dictated or indicated as a rule or course of action to be followed.

To limit your definition of art to certain prescribed forms is to cut yourself off from the bulk of human existence.
Medicine/Medical. (of a medicine, treatment, etc.) recommended or ordered by a qualified practitioner.

Test results for legal or prescribed drugs are returned in about two minutes.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of prescribe.

Other Word Forms

nonprescribed adjective
self-prescribed adjective
unprescribed adjective

Etymology

Origin of prescribed

prescribe ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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The address is prescribed by the Constitution and calls for the president to apprise Congress about the state of the union.

From Los Angeles Times

Patients may be prescribed medicine unavailable in Greenland.

From The Wall Street Journal

Weight loss injections which can be prescribed by the NHS are:

From BBC

"Weight-loss drugs are powerful medicines and can have serious side effects, which is why they must only be prescribed by an appropriately trained healthcare professional."

From BBC

These drugs are commonly prescribed or reserved for serious bacterial infections.

From Science Daily

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