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proscribe
[ proh-skrahyb ]
/ proʊˈskraɪb /
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verb (used with object), pro·scribed, pro·scrib·ing.
to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit.
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.
OTHER WORDS FOR proscribe
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Origin of proscribe
OTHER WORDS FROM proscribe
pro·scrib·a·ble, adjectivepro·scrib·er, nounun·pro·scrib·a·ble, adjectiveun·pro·scribed, adjectiveWords nearby proscribe
pros and cons, prosateur, Pros. Atty., proscenium, prosciutto, proscribe, proscription, proscriptive, prose, Prosecco, prosect
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How to use proscribe in a sentence
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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British Dictionary definitions for proscribe
proscribe
/ (prəʊˈskraɪb) /
verb (tr)
to condemn or prohibit
to outlaw; banish; exile
(in ancient Rome) to outlaw (a citizen) by posting his name in public
Derived forms of proscribe
proscriber, nounWord Origin for proscribe
C16: from Latin prōscrībere to put up a written public notice, from prō- in public + scrībere to write
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