Both Uses of
prescribe
in
Brave New World
- And yet, bottled as she was, and in spite of that second gramme of soma, Lenina did not forget to take all the contraceptive precautions prescribed by the regulations.†
p. 77..9 *
- But it was obvious that her confidence in her own prescriptions had been shaken.†
p. 188..1
Definition:
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(prescribe) to recommend or require what should be done
or more specifically:
of a medical doctor: to give medical instructions -- such as writing that a patient should take antibiotics