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Proscribe

/ˈpɹəʊˌskɹaɪb/

To forbid or prohibit.

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📖 Definitions of "Proscribe"

verb

1
To forbid or prohibit.
"The law proscribes driving a car while intoxicated."
2
To denounce.
"The word ‘ain’t’ is proscribed by many authorities."
3
To banish or exclude.
"Many Roman citizens were proscribed for taking part in rebellions."

🔄 Synonyms of "Proscribe"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
forbidverb	(transitive) To disallow; to proscribe.
prohibitverb	(transitive) To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.
vetonoun	A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc.
interdictnoun	(transitive) To forbid (an action or thing) by formal or legal sanction.
disallowverb	To refuse to allow.

↔️ Antonyms of "Proscribe"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
countenancenoun	Appearance, especially the features and expression of the face.
allowverb	(transitive, catenative) To permit, to give permission to.
permitverb	(transitive) To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for.
letverb	(transitive) To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to).

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Proscribe"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
forbidverb	(transitive) To disallow; to proscribe.
prohibitverb	(transitive) To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.
vetoverb	(transitive) To use a veto against.
disallowverb	To refuse to allow.
interdictverb	(transitive) To forbid (an action or thing) by formal or legal sanction.
prohibitionnoun	A law prohibiting the manufacture or sale of alcohol.
excludeverb	(transitive) To bar (someone or something) from entering; to keep out.
outlawverb	A fugitive from the law.
restrainverb	(transitive) To control or keep in check.
banverb	(transitive) To prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation.
injunctverb	(law, transitive) To put an injunction against. (Used both of the party who applies for the injunction and of the judge who grants it.)
prohibitingverb	(transitive) To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.
prohibitsverb	(transitive) To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.
reprohibitverb	(rare, transitive) To prohibit (something) again.
defendverb	(transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
precludeverb	(transitive) To remove the possibility of; to rule out; to prevent or exclude; to render impossible.
unprescribeverb	(rare, transitive) To recommend against (something previously prescribed); to withdraw a prescription.
forfendverb	(archaic) To prohibit; to forbid; to avert.
deprescribeverb	(transitive) To cease to prescribe (a medicine).
contrabandnoun	(uncountable) Any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess.