Meaning

1 senses

  1. To prescribe (a drug) more frequently than appropriate.

Forms

overprescribes, overprescribing, overprescribed, overprescribed
Base formoverprescribe · to overprescribe
3rd person singularoverprescribes
Present participleoverprescribing
Past simpleoverprescribed
Past participleoverprescribed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyoverprescribe
he, she, itoverprescribes

Past simpleLesson

all personsoverprescribed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave overprescribed
he, she, ithas overprescribed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill overprescribe

Antonyms

1 antonyms
underprescribe

Word family

1 related words
Relatedovermedicate

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
overpayoverpopulateoverpopulationoverpoweroverpricedoverprotectiveoverqualifiedoverrate
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