proscribe — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To forbid or prohibit.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   The law proscribes driving a car while intoxicated.

2. To denounce.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Antonyms

   recommend

   Examples

   The word ‘ain't’ is proscribed by many authorities.

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   If Joseph Willet, the denounced and proscribed of 'prentices, had happened to be at home when his father's courtly guest presented himself before the Maypole door— [...] he would have contrived, by hook or crook, to dive to the very bottom of Mr. Chester's mystery, and to come at his purpose with as much certainty as though he had been his confidential adviser.

3. To banish or exclude.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   Many Roman citizens were proscribed for taking part in rebellions.

Verb

1. command against

   Synonyms

   forbidprohibitinterdictvetodisallownix

   Broader terms

   commandrequire

   Examples

   I forbid you to call me late at night

   Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store

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   Dad nixed our plans