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proscribe
[ proh-skrahyb ]
verb (used with object)
- to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit.
Synonyms: repudiate, disapprove, censure
- to put outside the protection of the law; outlaw.
- to banish or exile.
- to announce the name of (a person) as condemned to death and subject to confiscation of property.
proscribe
/ prəʊˈskraɪb /
verb
- to condemn or prohibit
- to outlaw; banish; exile
- (in ancient Rome) to outlaw (a citizen) by posting his name in public
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Derived Forms
- proˈscriber, noun
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Other Words From
- pro·scriba·ble adjective
- pro·scriber noun
- unpro·scriba·ble adjective
- unpro·scribed adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of proscribe1
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Vagabondage, begging, movement across county lines and wage increases were all proscribed.
While commuting listening is proscribed for at least the next quarter, exercise and mental health breaks pick up a lot of that deficit.
Presidents have been blocking and undoing mergers for years through the long-established and carefully proscribed CFIUS process.
Proscribe French, their mother tongue, and they will hate you and have nothing to do with your schools.
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