prescribed (verb)

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• prescribe — verb 1 drugs ADVERB ▪ legally ▪ The drug can no longer be legally prescribed. ▪ commonly, frequently, routinely, widely ▪ These dru …   Collocations dictionary

• prescribe — verb (prescribed; prescribing) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin praescribere to write at the beginning, dictate, order, from prae + scribere to write more at scribe Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. to lay down a rule ; dictate 2.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• coin — verb To fashion pieces of metal into a prescribed shape, weight, and degree of fineness, and stamp them with prescribed devices, by authority of government, in order that they may circulate as money. Legal Tender Cases, 79 U.S. 457, 12 Wall. 457 …   Black's law dictionary

• coin — verb To fashion pieces of metal into a prescribed shape, weight, and degree of fineness, and stamp them with prescribed devices, by authority of government, in order that they may circulate as money. Legal Tender Cases, 79 U.S. 457, 12 Wall. 457 …   Black's law dictionary

• quantise — verb 1. approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values • Syn: ↑quantize • Derivationally related forms: ↑quantization (for: ↑quantize) • Topics: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• perform — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French parfurmer, alteration of perforner, parfurnir, from par , per thoroughly (from Latin per ) + furnir to complete more at furnish Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to adhere to the terms of ;… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• swerve — verb (swerved; swerving) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sweorfan to wipe, file away; akin to Old High German swerban to wipe off, Welsh chwerfu to whirl Date: 14th century intransitive verb to turn aside abruptly from a straight line …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• transgress — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French transgresser, from Latin transgressus, past participle of transgredi to step beyond or across, from trans + gradi to step more at grade Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. to violate a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• shall — verb (past should; present singular & plural shall) Etymology: Middle English shal (1st & 3d singular present indicative), from Old English sceal; akin to Old High German scal (1st & 3d singular present indicative) ought to, must, Lithuanian… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• cut corners — verb a) To bypass a prescribed route so as to gain competitive advantage or to circumvent traffic signals or other rules of the road. I believe the old man did not ride fair, as he cut corners b) To do a less than thorough or complete job; to do… …   Wiktionary

• turn up one's nose — verb a) To make the gesture of raising ones nose, as a sign of scorn, contempt or disgust. When your turn came, you were carefully collared, and led up to the presence, as if even at that awful moment you were mutinously and murderously disposed …   Wiktionary