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