Definition of proscribe Proscribe

/pɹowskɹajˈb/ - [prowskrayb] - pro•scribe

We found 9 definitions of proscribe from 6 different sources.

What does proscribe mean?

Verb
proscribe - command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"
		forbid, prohibit, interdict, veto, disallow, nix
		countenance, permit, let, allow consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
		require, command make someone do something
		ban prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure; "Smoking is banned in this building"
		debar, bar, exclude prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
		enjoin issue an injunction
		criminalise, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw, criminalize declare illegal; outlaw; "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S."

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proscribe (v. t.)
To doom to destruction; to put out of the protection of law; to outlaw; to exile; as, Sylla and Marius proscribed each other's adherents.
proscribe (v. t.)
To denounce and condemn; to interdict; to prohibit; as, the Puritans proscribed theaters.

proscribe
prō-skrīb′, v.t. to publish the names of persons to be punished: to put beyond the protection of law: to banish: to prohibit: to denounce, as doctrine.—ns. Prōscrib′er; Prō′script; Proscrip′tion, the act of proscribing or dooming to death or outlawry: utter rejection.—adj. Prōscrip′tive, pertaining to, or consisting in, proscription.—adv. Prōscrip′tively. [L. proscribĕre—pro, before, publicly, scribĕre, scriptum, to write.]