proscribe.
To forbid or prohibit.
Meaning & usage
To forbid or prohibit.
The law proscribes driving a car while intoxicated.
To denounce.
The word ‘ain't’ is proscribed by many authorities.
To banish or exclude.
Many Roman citizens were proscribed for taking part in rebellions.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English proscriben, from Latin prōscrībō (“to proclaim, forbid, banish”).
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