prescribir

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)

  1. (medicine) to prescribe
    Synonym: recetar
  2. (law) to prescribe

Usage notes

  • The past participle form prescripto is used in Argentina and Uruguay.

Conjugation

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