prescribe

/prɪˈskraɪb/ verb [T]

Translation

MEDICINE › to say what medical treatment someone needs

reçete yazmak, tedavi şeklini söylemek

[often passive] Painkillers are the most common drugs prescribed by doctors in Britain.2350

RULE formal › to say officially what people must do

emretmek, buyurmak, bildirmek, beyan etmek

rules prescribed by law1177

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

everything that exists or is possible

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