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   proscribe

   /prə(ʊ)ˈskrʌɪb/

   verb

   • 1. forbid, especially by law: "strikes remained proscribed in the armed forces" Similar forbidprohibitbanbardisallowrule outembargovetomake illegalinterdictoutlawtabooOpposite allowpermit
   • ▪ denounce or condemn: "certain customary practices which the Catholic Church proscribed, such as polygyny" Similar condemndenounceattackcriticizecensuredenigratedamnrejectOpposite authorizeaccept
   • ▪ outlaw (someone): "a plaque on which were the names of proscribed traitors" Similar outlawboycottblackblackballexcludeostracizeexileexpelexpatriateevictdeportexcommunicate

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘to outlaw’): from Latin proscribere, from pro- ‘in front of’ + scribere ‘write’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPROSCRIBE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PROSCRIBE definition: 1. (of a government or other authority) to not allow something: 2. (of a government or other…. Learn more.

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   proscribe: [verb] to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state.

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   proscribe something to say officially that something is banned. proscribed organizations; Membership of any proscribed organization is a serious matter. Officials promptly proscribed the procedure.

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   PROSCRIBE meaning: 1. (of a government or other authority) to not allow something: 2. (of a government or other…. Learn more.

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   Proscribe definition: to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit.. See examples of PROSCRIBE used in a sentence.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPROSCRIBE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 meanings: 1. to condemn or prohibit 2. to outlaw; banish; exile 3. (in ancient Rome) to outlaw (a citizen) by posting his.... Click for more definitions.

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   2. To denounce or condemn: "The small sins of natural pleasure that we see ... mildly proscribed in the confession manuals of the late Middle Ages" (James Turner).

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   proscribe meaning, definition, what is proscribe: to officially say that something is not ...: Learn more.

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    Jun 2, 2024 · If Joseph Willet, the denounced and proscribed of 'prentices, had happened to be at home when his father's courtly guest presented himself before the Maypole door— [...] he would have contrived, by hook or crook, to dive to the very bottom of Mr. Chester's mystery, and to come at his purpose with as much certainty as though he had been his confidential adviser. To banish or exclude