Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prescribed

/pɹəˈskɹaɪbd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: pre-scribed
IPA: /pɹəˈskɹaɪbd/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of prescribe

adj

Of a procedure, specified to a great degree of detail; established as following a strict procedure or set of rules.

Example Sentences

"Short-term energy monitoring tuning follows a very prescribed procedure; building shell parameters are adjusted first, then HVAC efficiency."

Inflected Forms

more prescribed (comparative) most prescribed (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonprescribed unprescribed

Phrases

prescribed burn

Synonyms

prescript positive official appointed decreed ordained

Rhymes With

described subscribed inscribed transcribed bribed ascribed circumscribed proscribed imbibed oversubscribed unsubscribed undersubscribed

Questions

How do you pronounce prescribed?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəˈskɹaɪbd/.
What does prescribed mean?: simple past and past participle of prescribe

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