prescribe

/prɪˈskraɪb/ verb [T]

Definition

MEDICINE › to say what medical treatment someone needs: [often passive] Painkillers are the most common drugs prescribed by doctors in Britain.

RULE formal › to say officially what people must do: rules prescribed by law

(Definition of prescribe verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

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