Collins Russian Dictionary 2nd Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2000, 1997:
prescribe [prɪˈskraɪb] vt (MED) пропи́сывать (прописа́ть*perf) (action, duty) предпи́сывать (предписа́ть*perf)
prescribed books (BRIT) (SCOL) рекомендо́ванные уче́бники
* is used to mark translations which have irregular inflections. The Russian-English side of the dictionary gives inflectional information.
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