proscribe

pro·scribe  (pr-skrb)

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.

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[Middle English proscriben, from Latin prscrbere, to put up someone's name as outlawed : pr-, in front; see pro-¹ + scrbere, to write; see skrbh- in Indo-European roots.]

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pro·scriber n.

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proscribe

Verb

[-scribing, -scribed]

1. to prohibit (something)

2. to condemn (something); to outlaw or banish [Latin proscribere to put up a public notice]

proscription n
proscriptive adj

Thesaurus

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" disallow, forbid, nix, prohibit, veto, interdict command, require - make someone do something ban - prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure; "Smoking is banned in this building" bar, debar, exclude - prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club" enjoin - issue an injunction criminalise, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw, criminalize - declare illegal; outlaw; "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S."

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proscribe

verb 1. prohibit, ban, forbid, boycott, embargo, interdict << OPPOSITE permit

2. condemn, reject, damn, denounce, censure

verb 3. outlaw, exclude, exile, expel, banish, deport, expatriate, excommunicate, ostracize, blackball, attaint (archaic)

Translations

proscribe [prəˈskraɪb] vt → proscribir

proscribe [prəˈskraɪb] vt → proscrire

proscribe [prəˈskraɪb] (form) vt → verbieten, untersagen

proscribe [prəˈskraɪb] vt → proscrivere