Proscribe

[prə(ʊ)'skraɪb] or [pro'skraɪb]

Definition

(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.

(v. t.) To denounce and condemn; to interdict; to prohibit; as, the Puritans proscribed theaters.

Edited by Edward

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Banish, exile, outlaw, doom to destruction.[2]. Exclude, interdict, prohibit, reject, forbid, shut out.[3]. Denounce, censure, condemn.

Typed by Carlyle

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Denounce, condemn, reject, interdict, ostracize, disallow, prohibit, forbid

ANT:Permit, sanction, encourage, enjoin

Edited by Helen

Definition

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.

Typist: Mason