Both Uses
prescribe
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Tangerine, by Edward Bloor
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- In addition to my regular glasses, I have special goggles, prescription goggles, for playing sports.†
p. 42.1 *prescription = a recommendation or requirement OR (from a medical doctor) an instruction -- such as writing that a patient should take antibiotics
- I have my goaltending gear—the prescription goggles, knee pads, and elbow pads—in a drawer in my room.†
p. 42.5
Definitions:
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(1)
(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 - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)