Prescribe

Verb

1. To order (a drug or medical device) for use by a particular patient (under licensed authority).

   "The doctor prescribed aspirin."

2. To specify by writing as a required procedure or ritual; to lay down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule of action.

   "The property meets the criteria prescribed by the regulations."

3. To develop or assert a right; to make a claim (by prescription).
4. To become invalidated or unenforceable by prescription, to lapse