Definitions for proscribe
proʊˈskraɪbpro·scribe

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nixverb

   command against

   "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. proscribeverb

   To forbid or prohibit.

2. proscribeverb

   To denounce.

3. proscribeverb

   To banish or exclude.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To PROSCRIBEverb

   Etymology: proscribo, Lat.

   1. To censure capitally; to doom to destruction.

   Robert Vere, earl of Oxford, through the malice of the peers, was banished the realm, and proscribed. Edmund Spenser.

   I hid for thee
   Thy murder of thy brother, being so brib’d,
   And writ him in the list of my proscrib’d
   After thy fact. Ben Jonson.

   Follow’d and pointed at by fools and boys,
   But dreaded and proscrib’d by men of sense. Wentworth Dillon.

   Some utterly proscribe the name of chance, as a word of impious and profane signification; and indeed if taken by us in that sense, in which it was used by the heathen, so as to make any thing casual, in respect of God himself, their exception ought justly to be admitted. Robert South, Sermons.

   2. To interdict. Not in use.

   He shall be found,
   And taken or proscrib’d this happy ground. Dryden.

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1. proscribe

   To proscribe is to formally forbid or condemn something by law, rule, or other authority. It involves banning or denouncing a certain action, behavior, or thing, often due to harmful or dangerous effects.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Proscribeverb

   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

2. Proscribeverb

   to denounce and condemn; to interdict; to prohibit; as, the Puritans proscribed theaters

3. Etymology: [L. proscribere, proscriptum, to write before, to publish, proscribe; pro before + scribere to write. See Scribe. The sense of this word originated in the Roman practice of writing the names of persons doomed to death, and posting the list in public.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of proscribe in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of proscribe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of proscribe in a Sentence

1. Simms:

   Neither praise nor blame is the object of true criticism. Justly to discriminate, firmly to establish, wisely to proscribe, and honestly to award - these are the true aims and duties of criticism.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=proscribe
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Proscribe
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=proscribe
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proscribe
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=proscribe