deprescribe
deprescribe · deprescribes · deprescribed · deprescribing
To cease to prescribeTo cease to prescribe (a medicine); to encourage or help someone stop taking a prescription medication.
Meaning
1 sensesTo cease to prescribe (a medicine); to encourage or help someone stop taking a prescription medication.
Origin
From de- + prescribe.From de- + prescribe.
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Forms
deprescribes, deprescribing, deprescribed, deprescribed| Base form | deprescribe · to deprescribe |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | deprescribes |
| Present participle | deprescribing |
| Past simple | deprescribed |
| Past participle | deprescribed |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsRelateddeprescription
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle