proscribe

proscribe
proscribe VERB 1) forbid, especially by law. 2) denounce or condemn. 3) historical outlaw (someone).
DERIVATIVES proscription noun proscriptive adjective.
USAGE The words proscribe and prescribe are often confused. Proscribe is a rather formal word meaning ‘condemn or forbid’, whereas prescribe is a much commoner word that means either ‘issue a medical prescription’ or ‘recommend with authority’.
ORIGIN originally in the sense «post up the name of (an outlaw etc.)»: from Latin proscribere 'publish by writing' .

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  • proscribe — pro·scribe /prō skrīb/ vt pro·scribed, pro·scrib·ing [Latin proscribere to publish, proscribe, from pro before + scribere to write]: to condemn or forbid as harmful or unlawful Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • Proscribe — Pro*scribe , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Proscribed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Proscribing}.] [L. proscribere, proscriptum, to write before, to publish, proscribe; pro before + scribere to write. See {Scribe}. The sense of this word originated in the Roman… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • proscribe — late 14c., decree of condemnation, outlawry, from L. proscribere publish in writing (lit. write in front of ), including senses of publish as having forfeited one s property, condemn, outlaw before the world, from pro before (see PRO (Cf. pro ))… …   Etymology dictionary

  • proscribe — *sentence, condemn, damn, doom …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • proscribe — [v] condemn, exclude ban, banish, blackball*, boycott, censure, damn, denounce, deport, doom*, embargo, excommunicate, exile, expatriate, expel, forbid, interdict, ostracize, outlaw, prohibit, reject, sentence; concepts 25,121,317 Ant. admit,… …   New thesaurus

  • proscribe — [prō skrīb′] vt. proscribed, proscribing [ME proscriben < L proscribere < pro , PRO 2 + scribere, to write: see SCRIBE] 1. in ancient Rome, to publish the name of (a person) condemned to death, banishment, etc. 2. to deprive of the… …   English World dictionary

  • proscribe — UK [prəʊˈskraɪb] / US [proʊˈskraɪb] verb [transitive] Word forms proscribe : present tense I/you/we/they proscribe he/she/it proscribes present participle proscribing past tense proscribed past participle proscribed formal to order an end to the… …   English dictionary

  • proscribe — transitive verb (proscribed; proscribing) Etymology: Latin proscribere to publish, proscribe, from pro before + scribere to write more at scribe Date: 1560 1. to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • proscribe — See prescribe. See prescribe, proscribe …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • proscribe — verb forbid, especially by law. ↘denounce or condemn. ↘historical outlaw (someone). Derivatives proscription noun proscriptive adjective Origin ME: from L. proscribere, from pro in front of + scribere write . Usage Proscribe does not have the… …   English new terms dictionary

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