First Known Use: 1560
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proscribe
verb pro·scribe \prō-ˈskrīb\
: to make (something) illegal : to not allow (something)
pro·scribedpro·scrib·ing
Full Definition of PROSCRIBE
transitive verb
1
: to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
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Origin of PROSCRIBE
Latin proscribere to publish, proscribe, from pro- before + scribere to write — more at scribe
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