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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Prescribe \Pre*scribe"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Prescribed}; p. pr & vb. n. {Prescribing}.] [L. praescribere, praescriptum; prae before + scriebe to write. See {Scribe}.]
1. To lay down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule of action; to impose as a peremptory order; to dictate; to appoint; to direct.
Prescribe not us our duties. --Shak.
Let streams prescribe their fountains where to run. --Dryden.
2. (Med.) To direct, as a remedy to be used by a patient; as, the doctor prescribed quinine.
Syn: To appoint; order; command; dictate; ordain; institute; establish.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adjective
1: set down as a rule or guide
2: fixed or established especially by order or command; "at the time appointed (or the appointed time") [syn: {appointed}, {decreed}, {ordained}, {prescribed}]
3: conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline; "in prescribed order" [syn: {official}, {prescribed}]
4: formally laid down or imposed; "positive laws" [syn: {positive}, {prescribed}]
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