verb
Meaning 1
To forbid or prohibit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- The law proscribes driving a car while intoxicated.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
proscribe
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/pɹəˈskɹaɪb/
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UK: /ˈpɹəʊskɹaɪb/
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General-American: /ˈpɹoʊˌskɹaɪb/
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rhymes with -aɪb
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homophone: prescribe (in some dialects)
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verb
Meaning 2
To denounce.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- The word ‘ain't’ is proscribed by many authorities.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: recommend
verb
Meaning 3
To banish or exclude.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- Many Roman citizens were proscribed for taking part in rebellions.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
command against
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- I forbid you to call me late at night
- Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store
- Dad nixed our plans
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: forbid, prohibit, interdict, veto, disallow, nix
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: command, require
Narrower terms: ban, bar, debar, exclude, enjoin, outlaw, criminalize, criminalise, illegalize, illegalise
History
Etymology
From Middle English proscriben, from Latin prōscrībō (“to proclaim, forbid, banish”).
Across languages
Translations
65 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: изгонвам (izgonvam) — banish or exclude
- Bulgarian: заточавам (zatočavam) — banish or exclude
- Danish: bandlyse — banish or exclude
- Dutch: verbannen — banish or exclude
- Dutch: uitsluiten — banish or exclude
- Finnish: eristää — banish or exclude
- Finnish: syrjäyttää — banish or exclude
- French: bannir — banish or exclude
- French: exclure — banish or exclude
- German: verbannen — banish or exclude
- German: ächten — banish or exclude
- Hungarian: száműz — banish or exclude
- Norwegian Bokmål: bannlyse — banish or exclude
- Norwegian Bokmål: forbanne — banish or exclude
- Norwegian Bokmål: utestenge — banish or exclude
- Portuguese: banir — banish or exclude
- Bulgarian: отричам (otričam) — denounce
- Bulgarian: отхвърлям (othvǎrljam) — denounce
- Dutch: afkeuren — denounce
- Dutch: afraden — denounce
- Dutch: verbieden — denounce
- Finnish: kieltää — denounce
- French: dénoncer — denounce
- French: déconseiller — denounce
- German: verbieten — denounce
- Hungarian: helytelenít — denounce
- Hungarian: elmarasztal — denounce
- Hungarian: ellenjavall — denounce
- Hungarian: elítél — denounce
- Hungarian: kifogásol — denounce
- Hungarian: rosszall — denounce
- Norwegian Bokmål: fraråde — denounce
- Norwegian Bokmål: forby — denounce
- Russian: осужда́ть (osuždátʹ) — denounce
- Russian: осуди́ть (osudítʹ) — denounce
- Spanish: proscribir — denounce
- Azerbaijani: qadağan etmək — forbid or prohibit
- Azerbaijani: yasaqlamaq — forbid or prohibit
- Azerbaijani: yasaq etmək — forbid or prohibit
- Bulgarian: забранявам (zabranjavam) — forbid or prohibit
- Catalan: proscriure — forbid or prohibit
- Danish: forbyde — forbid or prohibit
- Dutch: verbieden — forbid or prohibit
- Estonian: keelama — forbid or prohibit
- Finnish: kieltää — forbid or prohibit
- French: interdire — forbid or prohibit
- French: proscrire — forbid or prohibit
- French: prohiber — forbid or prohibit
- German: verbieten — forbid or prohibit
- Hungarian: tilt — forbid or prohibit
- Hungarian: betilt — forbid or prohibit
- Hungarian: megtilt — forbid or prohibit
- Hungarian: eltilt — forbid or prohibit
- Irish: coisc — forbid or prohibit
- Italian: proscrivere — forbid or prohibit
- Latin: prohibeo — forbid or prohibit
- Latin: veto — forbid or prohibit
- Latin: interdico — forbid or prohibit
- Norwegian Bokmål: forby — forbid or prohibit
- Portuguese: proscrever — forbid or prohibit
- Portuguese: proibir — forbid or prohibit
- Romanian: interzice — forbid or prohibit
- Russian: запреща́ть (zapreščátʹ) — forbid or prohibit
- Russian: запрети́ть (zapretítʹ) — forbid or prohibit
- Spanish: proscribir — forbid or prohibit