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proscribeproscribe /proʊˈskraɪb/ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYproscribeOrigin: 1400-1500 Latin proscribere, from scribere to write VERB TABLEproscribe |
| Present | I, you, we, they | proscribe | | he, she, it | proscribes | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | proscribed | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have proscribed | | he, she, it | has proscribed | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had proscribed | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will proscribe | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have proscribed |
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| Present | I | am proscribing | | he, she, it | is proscribing | | you, we, they | are proscribing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was proscribing | | you, we, they | were proscribing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been proscribing | | he, she, it | has been proscribing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been proscribing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be proscribing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been proscribing |
THESAURUSto officially state that something is not allowed, for example because of a law, rule, custom, etc.► forbidto officially state that something is not allowed, for example because of a law, rule, custom, etc.: At that time, the state law forbade the teaching of evolution. ► not allow/permit/let to say that someone must not do something, and to stop him or her from doing it. Not permit sounds more formal or official than not allow or not let: I’m not allowed to stay out past midnight. Smoking is not permitted in the building. ► ban to say officially that people must not do or have something, especially something that was allowed before: The country’s government has banned foreign journalists from the area. ► prohibit if a rule or law prohibits something, the rule or law says it is not allowed: Selling cigarettes to people under 18 is prohibited. ► outlaw to make a law that prohibits something: In the 1920s the sale of alcohol was outlawed. ► bar to officially stop someone from entering a place or doing something, usually because he or she has done something wrong: Journalists were barred from the courtroom. ► proscribe formal to officially stop the existence or use of something: The laws proscribe child labor. law formal to officially say that something is not allowed to exist or be done SYN forbid, prohibit: Gambling was proscribed by their religion.► see thesaurus at forbid—proscription /proʊˈskrɪpʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] |