单词 | proscribe |
释义 | proscribe[ proh-skrahyb ] / proʊˈskraɪb / SEE SYNONYMS FOR proscribe ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), pro·scribed, pro·scrib·ing.to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit. to put outside the protection of the law; outlaw. to banish or exile. to announce the name of (a person) as condemned to death and subject to confiscation of property. Origin of proscribe1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin prōscrībere to publish in writing, confiscate, outlaw. See pro-1, prescribe SYNONYMS FOR proscribe1 censure, disapprove, repudiate. SEE SYNONYMS FOR proscribe ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM proscribepro·scrib·a·ble, adjectivepro·scrib·er, nounun·pro·scrib·a·ble, adjectiveun·pro·scribed, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH proscribe1. ascribe, proscribe , subscribe2. prescribe, proscribeWords nearby proscribeprosateur, Pros. Atty., Proscar, proscenium, prosciutto, proscribe, proscription, prose, Prosecco, prosecretin, prosect Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for proscribe
British Dictionary definitions for proscribeproscribe / (prəʊˈskraɪb) / verb (tr)to condemn or prohibit to outlaw; banish; exile (in ancient Rome) to outlaw (a citizen) by posting his name in public Derived forms of proscribeproscriber, nounWord Origin for proscribeC16: from Latin prōscrībere to put up a written public notice, from prō- in public + scrībere to write Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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