"overprescribe" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From over- + prescribe.",
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        "To prescribe (a drug) more frequently than appropriate."
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        "(transitive) To prescribe (a drug) more frequently than appropriate."
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  "word": "overprescribe"
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  "etymology_text": "From over- + prescribe.",
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        "To prescribe (a drug) more frequently than appropriate."
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        "(transitive) To prescribe (a drug) more frequently than appropriate."
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