pro·scribe (pr -skr b )tr.v. pro·scribed, pro·scrib·ing, pro·scribes 1. To denounce or condemn. 2. To prohibit; forbid. See Synonyms at forbid. 3. a. To banish or outlaw (a person). b. To publish the name of (a person) as outlawed. [Middle English proscriben, from Latin pr scrbere, to put up someone's name as outlawed : pr-, in front; see pro-1 + scrbere, to write; see skrbh- in Indo-European roots.]pro·scrib er n. |
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