Associations to the word «Prescribe»

Wiktionary

PRESCRIBE, verb. To order (a drug or medical device) for use by a particular patient.
PRESCRIBE, verb. To specify as a required procedure or ritual; to lay down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule of action.

Dictionary definition

PRESCRIBE, verb. Issue commands or orders for.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche