Prescribe

·vi To influence by long use.

II. Prescribe ·vi To give directions; to Dictate.

III. Prescribe ·vt To direct, as a remedy to be used by a patient; as, the doctor prescribed quinine.

IV. Prescribe ·vi To write or to give medical directions; to indicate remedies; as, to prescribe for a patient in a fever.

V. Prescribe ·vi To claim by prescription; to claim a title to a thing on the ground of immemorial use and enjoyment, that is, by a custom having the force of law.

VI. Prescribe ·vt To lay down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule of action; to impose as a peremptory order; to Dictate; to Appoint; to Direct.