proscribe

tr.v., -scribed, -scrib·ing, -scribes.

1. To denounce or condemn.
2. To prohibit; forbid. See synonyms at forbid.
3. 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.

(pro-SKRYB)

verb tr.
1. To forbid something, especially by law.
2. To denounce, condemn, or exile someone.

Etymology
From Latin proscribere (to publish in writing, to name someone as outlawed), from pro- (front) + scribere (write)

Usage
"Tremendous pressure is being brought on the government by some political parties and organizations to proscribe the LTTE for its atrocities." — Heingo; Ramifications of Banning Political Parties and Organisations; Sri Lanka Daily Mirror (Colombo); Dec 16, 2006.

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verb

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

v

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

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IN BRIEF: To outlaw as dangerous.

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

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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