prescribe

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1. 1.(Med.) To direct, as a remedy to be used by a patient; as, the doctor prescribed quinine.
2. 2.To give directions; to dictate. A forwardness to prescribe to their opinions. Locke.
3. 3.To influence by long use [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
4. 4.(Med.) To write or to give medical directions; to indicate remedies; as, to prescribe for a patient in a fever.
5. 5.(Law) To claim by prescription; to claim a title to a thing on the ground of immemorial use and enjoyment, that is, by a custom having the force of law.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to direct, as a remedy to be used by a patient; as, the doctor prescribed quinine called?
• What is to give directions; to dictate. A forwardness to prescribe to their opinions. Locke called?
• What is to influence by long use [Obs.] Sir T. Browne called?
• What is to write or to give medical directions; to indicate remedies; as, to prescribe for a patient in a fever called?
• What is to claim by prescription; to claim a title to a thing on the ground of immemorial use and enjoyment, that is, by a custom having the force of law called?