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proscribe

[ proh-skrahyb ]

verb (used with object)

, pro·scribed, pro·scrib·ing.
  1. to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit.

    Synonyms: repudiate, disapprove, censure

  2. to put outside the protection of the law; outlaw.
  3. to banish or exile.
  4. to announce the name of (a person) as condemned to death and subject to confiscation of property.


proscribe

/ prəʊˈskraɪb /

verb

  1. to condemn or prohibit
  2. to outlaw; banish; exile
  3. (in ancient Rome) to outlaw (a citizen) by posting his name in public
“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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Derived Forms

  • proˈscriber, noun
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Other Words From

  • pro·scriba·ble adjective
  • pro·scriber noun
  • unpro·scriba·ble adjective
  • unpro·scribed adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of proscribe1

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin prōscrībere to publish in writing, confiscate, outlaw. See pro- 1, prescribe
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Word History and Origins

Origin of proscribe1

C16: from Latin prōscrībere to put up a written public notice, from prō- in public + scrībere to write
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Example Sentences

The Israeli military went on the offensive against Hezbollah - which it proscribes as a terrorist organisation - after almost a year of cross-border fighting sparked by the war in Gaza.

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It's an offence under section 12 of the Terrorism Act to provide support for a proscribed terrorist group.

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On Friday at the Old Bailey in London, Kucharski was jailed for two-and-a-half years with a further year on extended licence for professing to be a member of a proscribed terrorist organisation.

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Israel went on the offensive against Hezbollah - which it proscribes as a terrorist organisation - after almost a year of cross-border fighting sparked by the war in Gaza.

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Richard Garland told the BBC's Good Morning Ulster programme threats were made to his fathers life from members of proscribed organisations.

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