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proscribe
prohibit, censure, repudiate; to banish: proscribe drinking in a public park
Not to be confused with:
prescribe – appoint; to order a medicine: prescribe a painkiller
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pro·scribe
(prō-skrīb′)tr.v. pro·scribed, pro·scrib·ing, pro·scribes
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. To banish or outlaw (a person): "Emperors took it on themselves to proscribe heretics" (Garry Wills).
b. To publish the name of (a person) as outlawed.
[Middle English proscriben, from Latin prōscrībere, to put up someone's name as outlawed : prō-, in front; see pro-1 + scrībere, to write; see skrībh- in Indo-European roots.]
pro·scrib′er n.
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proscribe
(prəʊˈskraɪb)vb (tr)
1. to condemn or prohibit
2. to outlaw; banish; exile
3. (Historical Terms) (in ancient Rome) to outlaw (a citizen) by posting his name in public
[C16: from Latin prōscrībere to put up a written public notice, from prō- in public + scrībere to write]
proˈscriber n
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pro•scribe
(proʊˈskraɪb)v.t. -scribed, -scrib•ing.
1. to condemn (a thing) as harmful or odious; prohibit.
2. to put outside legal protection; outlaw.
3. to banish or exile.
4. (in ancient Rome) to announce the name of (a person) as condemned to death and subject to confiscation of property.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin prōscrībere to publish in writing, confiscate, outlaw. See pro-1, prescribe]
pro•scrib′er, n.
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proscribe
Past participle: proscribed
Gerund: proscribing
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| Verb | 1. | proscribe - command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans" ban - prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure; "Smoking is banned in this building" enjoin - issue an injunction criminalise, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw, criminalize - declare illegal; outlaw; "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S." |
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Translations
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interzice
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proscribe
v. prohibir, cancelar.
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