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   proscribe

   /prə(ʊ)ˈskrʌɪb/

   verb

   • 1. forbid, especially by law: "strikes remained proscribed in the armed forces" Similar forbidprohibitbanbardisallowrule outembargovetomake illegalinterdictoutlawtabooOpposite allowpermit
   • ▪ denounce or condemn: "certain customary practices which the Catholic Church proscribed, such as polygyny" Similar condemndenounceattackcriticizecensuredenigratedamnrejectOpposite authorizeaccept
   • ▪ outlaw (someone): "a plaque on which were the names of proscribed traitors" Similar outlawboycottblackblackballexcludeostracizeexileexpelexpatriateevictdeportexcommunicate

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘to outlaw’): from Latin proscribere, from pro- ‘in front of’ + scribere ‘write’.

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   The meaning of PROSCRIBE is to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state. How to use proscribe in a sentence. Proscribe vs. Prescribe

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   PROSCRIBE definition: 1. (of a government or other authority) to not allow something: 2. (of a government or other…. Learn more.

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   Proscribe definition: to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit.. See examples of PROSCRIBE used in a sentence.

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   PROSCRIBE meaning: 1. (of a government or other authority) to not allow something: 2. (of a government or other…. Learn more.

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   To proscribe something is to forbid or prohibit it, as a school principal might proscribe the use of cell phones in class.

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   1. To prohibit; forbid: foods that are proscribed by religious dietary laws. See Synonyms at forbid. 2. To denounce or condemn: "The small sins of natural pleasure that we see ... mildly proscribed in the confession manuals of the late Middle Ages" (James Turner). 3. a.

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   proscribe something to say officially that something is banned. proscribed organizations; Membership of any proscribed organization is a serious matter. Officials promptly proscribed the procedure.