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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 [prescription] for some antibiotics.
05. The doctor [prescribed] vitamin C, and plenty of rest for her cold.
06. You shouldn't mix [prescription] drugs without consulting your doctor.
07. Some people prefer to use natural herbs as an alternative to [prescription] drugs.
08. My host mother is a diabetic, and has a [prescription] for her insulin.
09. Dr. Karl Menninger once said that love is a medicine for the sickness of the world; a [prescription] often given, but too rarely taken.
10. Roughly 25 percent of all [prescription] medicines in the United States are derived from plants.
11. A twelfth-century Egyptian rabbi was the first to [prescribe] chicken soup for colds.
12. During the Middle Ages, onions were [prescribed] to treat headaches, snakebites, and hair loss.
13. A 1999 study shows that 2 million people are hospitalized, and as many as 140,000 die each year from side effects or reactions to [prescription] drugs.
14. Religious rites develop as rules of conduct [prescribing] how people are expected to act in the presence of the sacred.
15. In 1845, Boston had a local law banning bathing unless you had a doctor's [prescription].
16. Queen Victoria's physicians [prescribed] marijuana to relieve her menstrual cramps.
17. A doctor once noted that if physical exercise could be packed into a pill, it would be the single most widely [prescribed], and beneficial medicine in the world.
18. There are thousands of different [prescription] medications used to treat hundreds of different medical conditions.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • prescribe — pre·scribe /pri skrīb/ vb pre·scribed, pre·scrib·ing vi 1: to claim title or a right to something (as an easement) by prescription a precarious possessor cannot prescribe against the owner 2 in the civil law of Louisiana: to become unenforceable… …   Law dictionary

  • Prescribe — Pre*scribe , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prescribed}; p. pr & vb. n. {Prescribing}.] [L. praescribere, praescriptum; prae before + scriebe to write. See {Scribe}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To lay down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule of action;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Prescribe — Pre*scribe , v. i. 1. To give directions; to dictate. [1913 Webster] A forwardness to prescribe to their opinions. Locke. [1913 Webster] 2. To influence by long use [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 3. (Med.) To write or to give medical… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • prescribe — 1 *dictate, ordain, decree, impose Analogous words: order, *command, enjoin, bid: exact, *demand, require 2 Prescribe, assign, define mean to fix arbitrarily or authoritatively for the sake of order or of a clear understanding. Prescribe stresses …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • prescribe — prescribe, proscribe A single letter distinguishes two words of very different meaning. A prescribed book (for example) is one that is chosen for a course of study, whereas a proscribed book is one that is forbidden or banned. Prescribe also has… …   Modern English usage

  • prescribe — ► VERB 1) recommend and authorize the use of (a medicine or treatment). 2) state authoritatively that (an action or procedure) should be carried out. USAGE On the confusion between prescribe and proscribe, see the note at PROSCRIBE(Cf.… …   English terms dictionary

  • prescribe — (v.) to write down as a direction, mid 15c., from L. praescribere (see PRESCRIPTION (Cf. prescription)). Related: Prescribed; prescribing …   Etymology dictionary

  • prescribe — [v] stipulate action to be taken appoint, assign, choose, command, decide, decree, define, designate, determine, dictate, direct, enjoin, establish, fix, guide, impose, lay down, ordain, order, pick out, require, rule, select, set, settle,… …   New thesaurus

  • prescribe — [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… …   English World dictionary

  • prescribe — v. 1) (D; tr.) to prescribe for (to prescribe a remedy for the common cold) 2) (formal) (L; subj.) regulations prescribe that a lawyer draw up/should draw up the papers * * * [prɪ skraɪb] (formal) (L; subj.) regulations prescribe that a lawyer… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • prescribe — verb (T) 1 to say what medicine or treatment a sick person should have: prescribe sb sth: If these don t work I may have to prescribe you something stronger. | prescribe sth for sth: one of the most commonly prescribed drugs for treating… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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