vorschreiben — meaning in English

English meaning

• dictate verb To say words aloud for someone else to write down.
• prescribe verb For a doctor or other licensed practitioner to formally order a medicine or treatment for a patient.

Senses

vorschreiben is used for these senses in English:

• dictate To order, command, control.
• prescribe To specify by writing as a required procedure or ritual; to lay down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule of action.

dictate — full definition

1. verb To say words aloud for someone else to write down.
2. verb To give orders or lay down terms with authority, often unfairly.
3. noun An authoritative command or requirement.

prescribe — full definition

1. verb For a doctor or other licensed practitioner to formally order a medicine or treatment for a patient.
2. verb To lay down as a rule or requirement; to specify how something must be done.

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