unprescribe

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verb

To recommend against (something previously prescribed); to withdraw a prescription.

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Meanings

verbunprescribe (third-person singular simple present unprescribes, present participle unprescribing, simple past and past participle unprescribed)

present singular third person unprescribes · participle present unprescribing · participle past unprescribed · past unprescribed

  1. raretransitiveTo recommend against (something previously prescribed); to withdraw a prescription.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
deprecate

Origin

From un- + prescribe.

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Cite this entry
APA

unprescribe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unprescribe

MLA

“unprescribe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unprescribe. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unprescribe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unprescribe.

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