förskriva — meaning in English

English meaning

• dispense verb To give out or distribute something, especially in measured amounts.
• prescribe verb For a doctor or other licensed practitioner to formally order a medicine or treatment for a patient.

Senses

förskriva is used for these senses in English:

• dispense To supply or make up a medicine or prescription.
• prescribe (medicine) To order (a drug or medical device) for use by a particular patient (under licensed authority).

dispense — full definition

1. verb To give out or distribute something, especially in measured amounts.
2. verb To do without something, or get rid of the need for it (used with 'with').

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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