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proscribe

[ proh-skrahyb ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, pro·scribed, pro·scrib·ing.

to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit.
Synonyms: repudiate, disapprove, censure
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.

proscribe

/ prəʊˈskraɪb /

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

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

Vagabondage, begging, movement across county lines and wage increases were all proscribed.

While commuting listening is proscribed for at least the next quarter, exercise and mental health breaks pick up a lot of that deficit.

Presidents have been blocking and undoing mergers for years through the long-established and carefully proscribed CFIUS process.

Proscribe French, their mother tongue, and they will hate you and have nothing to do with your schools.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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