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proscribe

  (prō-skrīb') pronunciation
tr.v., -scribed, -scrib·ing, -scribes.
  1. To denounce or condemn.
  2. To prohibit; forbid. See synonyms at forbid.
    1. To banish or outlaw (a person).
    2. To publish the name of (a person) as outlawed.

[Middle English proscriben, from Latin prōscrībere, to put up someone's name as outlawed : prō-, in front; see pro–1 + scrībere, to write.]

proscriber pro·scrib'er n.
 
 
Thesaurus: proscribe

verb

    To refuse to allow: ban, debar, disallow, enjoin, forbid, inhibit, interdict, outlaw, prohibit, taboo. See allow/prevent.

 
Antonyms: proscribe

v

Definition: condemn, exclude
Antonyms: admit, allow, include, permit, praise, welcome


 
Word Tutor: proscribe
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To outlaw as dangerous.

pronunciation The parents will proscribe riding bicycles in the street if they see their children not looking for approaching cars.

 
Translations: Translations for: Proscribe

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - gøre fredløs, forbyde

Nederlands (Dutch)
vogelvrij verklaren, verbieden

Français (French)
v. tr. - proscrire

Deutsch (German)
v. - ächten, verbannen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - προγράφω, θέτω υπό διωγμόν

Italiano (Italian)
proscrivere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - proscrever

Русский (Russian)
объявлять вне закона, осуждать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - proscribir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förbjuda, landsförvisa, proskribera

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
剥夺...的公权, 禁止, 放逐, 排斥

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 剝奪...的公權, 禁止, 放逐, 排斥

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 인권을 박탈하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 禁止する, 差し止める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) أبعد, نفى عن بلده, حظر استعمال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הוציא אל מחוץ לחוק, אסר, הכריז כמסוכן, הרחיק‬


 
 

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