proscribe
verb (used with object)
to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit.
have proscribed
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present perfectof proscribe.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“The Virginia Legislature could not have regulated the advertiser’s activity in New York, and obviously could not have proscribed the activity in that state,” he wrote.
From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2022
So, various colleges and universities have proscribed speech that might “annoy or otherwise inconvenience” anyone, and certain “attitudes,” and “verbal harm” from injurious “assumptions” or “implications.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 25, 2022
“It’s like a bad marriage in which we have proscribed roles,” the Pakistani lawyer said.
From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2010
We should also bear in mind that the Spaniards were not the only people who have proscribed men for the exercise of their religious belief.
From The Faith of Our Fathers by James Gibbons
On returning to her cottage one night, she found suspended from the thatch one of those strange fantastic charms with which the Indian sorceresses terrify those whom they have proscribed.
From Tales and Novels — Volume 02 by Maria Edgeworth
