prescribed | ||
1. | [ adjective ] set down as a rule or guide | |
Related terms: | nonarbitrary | |
2. | [ adjective ] fixed or established especially by order or command | |
Synonyms: | appointed ordained decreed | |
Examples: | "at the time appointed (or the appointed time") |
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Related terms: | settled | |
3. | [ adjective ] conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline | |
Synonyms: | official | |
Examples: | "in prescribed order" |
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Related terms: | regular | |
4. | [ adjective ] formally laid down or imposed | |
Synonyms: | positive | |
Examples: | "positive laws" |
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Related terms: | formal | |
Similar spelling: |
prescribe proscribed proscribe pressurized pressurised preserved prescriptive prescript Proserpine pressurize pressurise preserve proscription prescription Proserpina procreate preserving |