"overprescribe" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overprescribes [present, singular, third-person], overprescribing [participle, present], overprescribed [participle, past], overprescribed [past]
Etymology: over- + prescribe Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|prescribe}} over- + prescribe Head templates: {{en-verb}} overprescribe (third-person singular simple present overprescribes, present participle overprescribing, simple past and past participle overprescribed)
  1. (transitive) To prescribe (a drug) more frequently than appropriate. Tags: transitive Related terms: overmedicate
    Sense id: en-overprescribe-en-verb-HRvLitkv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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