prescribe

Verb

issue commands or orders for
To order (a drug or medical device) for use by a particular patient (under licensed authority).
To specify by writing as a required procedure or ritual; to lay down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule of action.
To develop or assert a right; to make a claim (by prescription).
To become invalidated or unenforceable by prescription, to lapse

Examples

The doctor prescribed aspirin.
The property meets the criteria prescribed by the regulations.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praescrībere, from prae- (“before, in front”) and scrībere (“to write”).

Synonyms

dictate, order

Antonyms

proscribe

Scrabble Score: 15

prescribe: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
prescribe: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
prescribe: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

prescribe: valid Words With Friends Word