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1Rules Enabling Act — The federal statute of June 19, 1934, empowering the Supreme Court to prescribe rules of practice for the federal courts, subject to the condition that the court shall not abridge, enlarge or modify substantive rights in the guise of regulating… …
2prescribe — [prē skrīb′, priskrīb′] vt. prescribed, prescribing [L praescribere < prae , before + scribere, to write: see PRE & SCRIBE] 1. to set down as a rule or direction; order; ordain; direct 2. to order or advise as a medicine or treatment: said of… …
3prescribe — verb 1 drugs ADVERB ▪ legally ▪ The drug can no longer be legally prescribed. ▪ commonly, frequently, routinely, widely ▪ These dru …
4prescribe — Synonyms and related words: administer, advise, advocate, apply, appoint, assign, authorize, be responsible for, bestow, brief, call the signals, captain, carry on, choose, coach, command, conduct, confer, constitute, constrain, consult with,… …
5prescribe — 01. The doctor [prescribed] antibiotics to stop the infection. 02. Do I need a [prescription] to buy this medicine? 03. The doctor wrote me a [prescription] for a painkiller. 04. I had a bad infection in my throat, so the doctor wrote me out a… …
6prescribe — [[t]prɪskra͟ɪb[/t]] prescribes, prescribing, prescribed 1) VERB If a doctor prescribes medicine or treatment for you, he or she tells you what medicine or treatment to have. [V n] Our doctor diagnosed a throat infection and prescribed antibiotic… …
7prescribe — verb 1) the doctor prescribed antibiotics Syn: write a prescription for, authorize 2) traditional values prescribe a life of domesticity Syn: advise, recommend, advocate, suggest, endorse, champion, promote 3) …
8prescribe — verb 1) a doctor may prescribe antibiotics Syn: advise, recommend, advocate, suggest 2) rules prescribing your duty Syn: stipulate, lay down, dictate, order, direct, specify, determ …
9prescribe — pre•scribe [[t]prɪˈskraɪb[/t]] v. scribed, scrib•ing 1) to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin 2) med to designate or order the use of (a medicine, treatment, etc.) 3) to… …
10prescribe — prescribable, adj. prescriber, n. /pri skruyb /, v., prescribed, prescribing. v.t. 1. to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin. 2. Med. to designate or order the use of (a… …