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overprescribe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-pre-scribe
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To prescribe (a drug) more frequently than appropriate.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Latin praescrībōbor. English prescribe English overprescribe From over- + prescribe.

Usage

Inflected Forms

overprescribes (present, singular) overprescribing (participle, present) overprescribed (participle, past) overprescribed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

overmedicate

Antonyms

underprescribe

Questions

What does overprescribe mean?
To prescribe (a drug) more frequently than appropriate.
Where does overprescribe come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Latin praescrībōbor. English prescribe English overprescribe From over- + prescribe.

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