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Prescribe

/prəˈskraɪb/
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(verb) To order (a drug or medical device) for use by a particular patient (under licensed authority).

Prescribe the boy some medication!
You should go to specialist, for now I will prescribe you medicine.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The doctor decided to ____ a course of antibiotics to treat the bacterial infection.

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