overprescribe en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Latin praescrībōbor. English prescribe English overprescribe From over- + prescribe.
Meanings
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(transitive) To prescribe (a drug) more frequently than appropriate.
The drug maker Purdue Pharma has agreed […] to settle complaints that it encouraged physicians to overprescribe its painkiller OxyContin.
2007 May 9, The Associated Press, “Painkiller’s Maker Settles Complaint”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overprescribing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overprescribed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overprescribed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| overprescribes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |