Main Entry:

pro·scribe

Pronunciation:

\prō-ˈskrīb\

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

pro·scribed; pro·scrib·ing

Etymology:

Latin proscribere to publish, proscribe, from pro- before + scribere to write — more at scribe

Date:

1560

1 : to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state 2 : to condemn or forbid as harmful or unlawful : prohibit

— pro·scrib·er noun