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Prescribed

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Adjective

1. prescribed

set down as a rule or guide

2. appointed, decreed, ordained, prescribed

fixed or established especially by order or command

Example Sentences:
'at the time appointed (or the appointed time'

3. official, prescribed

conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline

Example Sentences:
'in prescribed order'

4. positive, prescribed

formally laid down or imposed

Example Sentences:
'positive laws'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Prescribed

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adjective
1. 
recommended by a doctor
if you need to take prescribed medicines whilst you are abroad
She took twice the prescribed dose of sleeping tablets.
2. 
laid down or recommended formally
You can cancel it during the prescribed period, without charge.

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Prescribed

see synonyms of prescribed
v. pre·scribed, pre·scrib·ing, pre·scribes
v.tr.
1. To set down as a rule, law, or direction: prescribed the terms of the surrender.
2. To order the use of (a medicine or other treatment).
v.intr.
1. To establish rules, laws, or directions.
2. To order a medicine or other treatment.

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