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Definition of prescribe

"prescribe" in the verb sense

1. order, prescribe, dictate

issue commands or orders for

2. prescribe

recommend as beneficial

"my mother prescribes a good night's sleep as the cure for all ills"

3. prescribe

medicine) order the use of (a treatment, medicine, etc.), usually by written prescription

"the doctor prescribed steroids for my ear trouble"

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Quotations for prescribe

A truly great genius will be the first to prescribe limits for its own exertions. [ Brougham ]

God has been pleased to prescribe limits to His own power, and to work out His ends within these limits. [ Paley ]

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prescribe in Scrabble®

The word prescribe is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters prescribe:

PRESCRIBE

(144)

PRESCRIBE

(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (12 words)

berries, crisper, piercer, pierces, precise, pricers, recipes, reprice, reprise, respice, respire, scriber

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prescribe in Words With Friends™

The word prescribe is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 18

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters prescribe:

PRESCRIBE

(198)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (12 words)

berries, crisper, piercer, pierces, precise, pricers, recipes, reprice, reprise, respice, respire, scriber

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word prescribe

PRESCRIBE

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PRESCRIBE

(198)

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Words within the letters of prescribe

2 letter words in prescribe (5 words)

be is pe pi re

3 letter words in prescribe (16 words)

bee cee cis err ice ire per pie pis psi rib rip see sic sip sir

4 letter words in prescribe (25 words)

beep beer bees birr brie bris cees cere crib epic icer ices ires peer pier pies ribs rice ripe rips rise seep seer sere sire

5 letter words in prescribe (32 words)

beeps beers birrs brier ceres creep crepe cribs crier cries crisp epics icers peers piece piers price prier pries reice ricer rices riper ripes riser scree scrip serer spice spier spire spree

6 letter words in prescribe (17 words)

biceps briers cerise creeps crepes criers pieces pierce pricer prices recipe reices ricers scribe specie spicer sprier

7 letter words in prescribe (12 words)

berries crisper piercer pierces precise pricers recipes reprice reprise respice respire scriber

8 letter words in prescribe (3 words)

piercers preciser reprices

9 letter words in prescribe (1 word)

prescribe

prescribe + 1 blank (4 words)

prescribed prescriber prescribes spiceberry

prescribe + 2 blanks (3 words)

prescribers superscribe unprescribe

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Words containing the sequence prescribe

Words that start with prescribe (5 words)

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Words with prescribe in them (13 words)

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Words that end with prescribe (5 words)

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Shorter words in prescribe

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