prescribir
التعريفات والمعاني
== Asturian ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin praescrībere.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /pɾeskɾiˈbiɾ/ [pɾes.kɾiˈβ̞iɾ]
Rhymes: -iɾ
Syllabification: pres‧cri‧bir
=== Verb ===
prescribir
(law) to prescribe
==== Conjugation ====
=== Further reading ===
“prescribir”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin praescrībere.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /pɾeskɾiˈbiɾ/ [pɾes.kɾiˈβ̞iɾ]
Rhymes: -iɾ
Syllabification: pres‧cri‧bir
=== Verb ===
prescribir (first-person singular present prescribo, first-person singular preterite prescribí, past participle prescrito or (Argentina and Uruguay) prescripto)
(medicine) to prescribe
Synonym: recetar
(law) to prescribe
==== Usage notes ====
The past participle form prescripto is used in Argentina and Uruguay.
==== Conjugation ====
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“prescribir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025