предпи́сывать — meaning in English
predpisyvat
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English meaning
- dictate verb To say words aloud for someone else to write down.
- enjoin verb To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.
- prescribe verb For a doctor or other licensed practitioner to formally order a medicine or treatment for a patient.
Senses
предпи́сывать is used for these senses in English:
- dictate To order, command, control.
- enjoin (transitive, chiefly, literary) To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.
- 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
- verb To say words aloud for someone else to write down.
- verb To give orders or lay down terms with authority, often unfairly.
- noun An authoritative command or requirement.
enjoin — full definition
- verb To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.
- verb To prescribe under authority; to ordain.
- verb To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree; to put an injunction on.