prescrivere

prescribe

verb preh-SKREE-veh-reh Less Common

Origin: from Latin praescribere, 'to write before'

Usage Note

Prescrivere is the verb a doctor uses to 'prescribe' medicine, sharing the irregular conjugation of scrivere (past participle prescritto). In law it also means a right or crime 'lapses' through the statute of limitations (il reato è prescritto).

Examples

"Il medico mi ha prescritto un antibiotico."

Natural Translation

The doctor prescribed me an antibiotic.

Literal Translation

The doctor to-me has prescribed an antibiotic.

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