proscribe
verb (used with object)
to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit.
was proscribing
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past progressiveof proscribe.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Soon he was proscribing parts of salutations and signatures and leaving the text untouched.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
