overprescribePronunciation: /əʊvəprɪˈskrʌɪb/Definition of overprescribe verb [with object] prescribe (a drug or treatment) in greater amounts or on more occasions than necessary:doctors have been overprescribing antibiotics for decadesDerivatives overprescriptionPronunciation: /-ˈskrɪpʃ(ə)n/ noun overprescribe in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of overprescribe in the US English dictionary