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proscribe

One entry found for proscribe.
Main Entry: pro·scribe
Pronunciation: prO-'skrIb
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
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