Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deprescribe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-pre-scribe
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cease to prescribe (a medicine); to encourage or help someone stop taking a prescription medication.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From de- + prescribe.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

deprescribes (present, singular) deprescribing (participle, present) deprescribed (participle, past) deprescribed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

deprescription

Questions

What does deprescribe mean?
To cease to prescribe (a medicine); to encourage or help someone stop taking a prescription medication.
Where does deprescribe come from?
From de- + prescribe.

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