Dictionary

proscribe en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɹəʊskɹaɪb/ (UK)
• /ˈpɹoʊˌskɹaɪb/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /pɹəˈskɹaɪb/

Etymology

From Middle English proscriben, from Latin prōscrībō (“to proclaim, forbid, banish”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To forbid or prohibit.
   • The law proscribes driving a car while intoxicated.
2. (transitive) To denounce.
   • 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. 1841 February–November, Charles Dickens, “Barnaby Rudge. Chapter 13.”, in Master Humphrey’s Clock, volume III, London: Chapman & Hall, […], →OCLC, page 1:
   • The word ‘ain't’ is proscribed by many authorities.
3. (transitive) To banish or exclude.
   • Many Roman citizens were proscribed for taking part in rebellions.

Forms

Antonyms

recommend · prescribe

Deriveds

deproscribe · proscriber · proscribable

Relateds

proscription · proscriptivist · proscriptive

Translations (65)

fr déconseiller (denounce) · nb forby (denounce) · nl verbieden (denounce) · nb forbanne (banish or exclude) · hu száműz (banish or exclude) · pt proibir (forbid or prohibit) · pt proscrever (forbid or prohibit) · fr proscrire (forbid or prohibit) · la prohibeo (forbid or prohibit) · fr interdire (forbid or prohibit) · de verbieten (denounce) · nb utestenge (banish or exclude) · hu eltilt (forbid or prohibit) · bg отхвърлям (denounce) · bg забранявам (forbid or prohibit) · hu tilt (forbid or prohibit) · de verbieten (forbid or prohibit) · la veto (forbid or prohibit) · ru осужда́ть (denounce) · fr dénoncer (denounce) · da bandlyse (banish or exclude) · az qadağan etmək (forbid or prohibit) · pt banir (banish or exclude) · de ächten (banish or exclude) · fi eristää (banish or exclude) · hu kifogásol (denounce) · nl verbieden (forbid or prohibit) · ru запрети́ть (forbid or prohibit) · es proscribir (forbid or prohibit) · hu elmarasztal (denounce) · ga coisc (forbid or prohibit) · fi kieltää (forbid or prohibit) · nb fraråde (denounce) · nl afkeuren (denounce) · ru осуди́ть (denounce) · hu helytelenít (denounce) · et keelama (forbid or prohibit) · nb forby (forbid or prohibit) · az yasaq etmək (forbid or prohibit) · la interdico (forbid or prohibit) · fr bannir (banish or exclude) · hu ellenjavall (denounce) · de verbannen (banish or exclude) · bg изгонвам (banish or exclude) · nl verbannen (banish or exclude) · bg заточавам (banish or exclude) · fi syrjäyttää (banish or exclude) · fr prohiber (forbid or prohibit) · es proscribir (denounce) · ro interzice (forbid or prohibit) · fr exclure (banish or exclude) · nl afraden (denounce) · hu rosszall (denounce) · nl uitsluiten (banish or exclude) · az yasaqlamaq (forbid or prohibit) · hu betilt (forbid or prohibit) · ca proscriure (forbid or prohibit) · fi kieltää (denounce) · da forbyde (forbid or prohibit) · nb bannlyse (banish or exclude) · it proscrivere (forbid or prohibit) · hu elítél (denounce) · bg отричам (denounce) · ru запреща́ть (forbid or prohibit) · hu megtilt (forbid or prohibit)