- (v.i.) To give directions; to dictate.
- (v.i.) 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.
- (v.t.) To lay down authoritatively as a guide, direction or rule of action; to impose as a peremptory order; to dictate; to appoint; to direct.
- (v.t.) To direct, as a remedy to be used by a patient; as, the doctor prescribed quinine.
- (v.i.) To influence by long use.
- (v.i.) To write or to give medical directions; to indicate remedies; as, to prescribe for a patient in a fever.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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