Direct
Prescribe
Prescribe verb - To give the rules about (something) clearly and exactly.
Usage example: in chess, you can move the various pieces only in certain prescribed ways
Direct is a synonym for prescribe in order topic. You can use "Direct" instead a verb "Prescribe", if it concerns topics such as impose, specify, command, stipulate.
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| people | direct people | prescribe people |
Cite this Source
Prescribe and Direct. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/direct/prescribe
Direct & Prescribe. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/direct/prescribe>.
Prescribe or Direct. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/direct/prescribe.
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