bring down vs prescribe

bring down and prescribe both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bring down	No	No	Yes	No
prescribe	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, prescribe is a hyponym of bring down; that is, prescribe is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bring down:

Other hyponyms of bring down include dictate, order, intrude, obtrude, clamp, give, foist.

bring down (verb)	prescribe (verb)
cut down on; make a reduction in	issue commands or orders for
impose something unpleasant	(medicine) order the use of (a treatment, medicine, etc.), usually by written prescription
cause to be enthusiastic	recommend as beneficial
cause to come to the ground
move something or somebody to a lower position
cause the downfall of; of rulers