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| pro·scribe [ prō skrb ] (past and past participle pro·scribed, present participle pro·scrib·ing, 3rd person present singular pro·scribes) |
transitive verb |
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1. ban something: to prohibit something that is considered undesirable by those in authority
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2. condemn something: to denounce or condemn something
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3. banish somebody: to banish or exile somebody
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4. outlaw somebody publicly: especially in ancient Rome, to state publicly that somebody is no longer protected by the law
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| [15th century. < Latin proscribere "publish in writing, publish somebody's name as outlawed" < scribere "write"] |
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  pro·scrib·er noun |
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