"unprescribe" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unprescribes [present, singular, third-person], unprescribing [participle, present], unprescribed [participle, past], unprescribed [past]
Etymology: un- + prescribe Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|prescribe}} un- + prescribe Head templates: {{en-verb}} unprescribe (third-person singular simple present unprescribes, present participle unprescribing, simple past and past participle unprescribed)
  1. (rare, transitive) To recommend against (something previously prescribed); to withdraw a prescription. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-unprescribe-en-verb-opX0vz4D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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