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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•scribe /proʊˈskraɪb/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -scribed, -scrib•ing. - to condemn (a thing) as harmful or illegal; prohibit;
forbid:proscribing the use of firearms.
pro•scrip•tion /proʊˈskrɪpʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -scrib-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•scribe (prō skrīb′),USA pronunciation v.t., -scribed, -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.
- Latin prōscrībere to publish in writing, confiscate, outlaw. See pro-1, prescribe
- late Middle English 1375–1425
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged censure, disapprove, repudiate.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: proscribe /prəʊˈskraɪb/ vb (transitive)- to condemn or prohibit
- to outlaw; banish; exile
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin prōscrībere to put up a written public notice, from prō- in public + scrībere to writeproˈscriber n |