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English Dictionary: Prescribed	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prescribed adj set down as a rule or guide fixed or established especially by order or command; "at the time appointed (or the appointed time") Synonym(s): appointed, decreed, ordained, prescribed conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline; "in prescribed order" Synonym(s): official, prescribed formally laid down or imposed; "positive laws" Synonym(s): positive, prescribed
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prescribe \Prescribe"\, v. t. [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.