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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Proscribe \Pro*scribe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Proscribed; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Proscribing.] [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.]
     1. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Robert Vere, Earl of Oxford, . . . was banished the
              realm, and proscribed.                --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To denounce and condemn; to interdict; to prohibit; as,
        the Puritans proscribed theaters.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The Arian doctrines were proscribed and
              anathematized in the famous Council of Nice.
                                                    --Waterland.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Proscribe \Pro*scribe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Proscribed; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Proscribing.] [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.]
     1. 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.
  
              Robert Vere, Earl of Oxford, . . . was banished the
              realm, and proscribed.                --Spenser.
  
     2. To denounce and condemn; to interdict; to prohibit; as,
        the Puritans proscribed theaters.
  
              The Arian doctrines were proscribed and
              anathematized in the famous Council of Nice.
                                                    --Waterland.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  proscribe
       v : command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night";
           "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store" [syn: forbid,
            prohibit, interdict, veto, disallow] [ant: permit,
            permit]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  proscribe
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 προγράφω, διαγράφω, αποκλείω
     2 επικηρύσσω
     3 απαγορεύω, καταργώ, θέτω σε διωγμό

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  proscribe
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: proscribir)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To forbid or prohibit.
     2 (lb en transitive) To denounce.
     3 (lb en transitive) To banish or exclude.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  proscribe
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To forbid or prohibit.
     2 (lb en transitive) To denounce.
     3 (lb en transitive) To banish or exclude.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  proscribe
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: proscribir)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To forbid or prohibit.
     2 (lb en transitive) To denounce.
     3 (lb en transitive) To banish or exclude.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  proscribe
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: proscribir)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To forbid or prohibit.
     2 (lb en transitive) To denounce.
     3 (lb en transitive) To banish or exclude.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  proscribe
     Englanti vb.
     kieltää (virallisesti tai jonkin alan auktoriteetin toimesta); (''to
  be proscribed'') olla virallisia ohjeita tai suosituksia vastaan

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  proscribe
     Spanska vb.
     (böjning es verb proscribir)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Proscribe /pɹəskɹˈaɪb/
  حرّم

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  proscribe //pɹəˈskɹaɪb// //ˈpɹoʊˌskɹaɪb// //ˈpɹəʊˌskɹaɪb// 
  1. заточавам, изгонвам
  banish or exclude
  2. отричам, отхвърлям
  denounce
  3. забранявам
  forbid or prohibit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  proscribe /pɹəskɹˈaɪb/
  úředně zakázat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  proscribe /pɹəskɹˈaɪb/
  proskribovat

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  proscribe /pɹəskɹˈaɪb/ 
  verbieten, ächten, verbannen 
   see: proscribing, proscribed, proscribes, proscribed
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  proscribe //pɹəˈskɹaɪb// //ˈpɹoʊˌskɹaɪb// //ˈpɹəʊˌskɹaɪb// 
  1. eristää, syrjäyttää
  banish or exclude
  2. kieltää 2.
  denounce
   3.
  forbid or prohibit

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  proscribe /pɹəskɹˈaɪb/ 
  1. अभिनिषिद्ध करना
        "Usually, the government proscribes some un-licenced drugs."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  proscribe /pɹəskɹˈaɪb/
  prognati, van zakona, zabraniti

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  proscribe //pɹəˈskɹaɪb// //ˈpɹoʊˌskɹaɪb// //ˈpɹəʊˌskɹaɪb// 
  Å forby

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  proscribe /pɹəskɹˈaɪb/
  1. yasak etmek, memnu kılmak
  2. medeni haklarını elinden almak
  3. mahkum etmek. proscriptive  yasaklayıcı.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/pɹoʊsˈkɹaɪb/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  64 Moby Thesaurus words for "proscribe":
     anathematize, attaint, ban, banish, bar, blackball, blacklist,
     boycott, bring home to, cast out, censure, condemn, convict, cut,
     damn, debar, denounce, denunciate, deny, deport, disallow,
     disfellowship, doom, embargo, enjoin, exclude, exclude from,
     excommunicate, exile, expatriate, expel, extradite, find guilty,
     forbid, fugitate, inhibit, interdict, ostracize, outlaw,
     pass sentence on, penalize, preclude, prevent, prohibit,
     pronounce judgment, pronounce sentence, refuse, reject, relegate,
     repress, rule out, rusticate, say no to, send away, send down,
     send to Coventry, sentence, shut out, snub, spurn, suppress, taboo,
     thrust out, transport
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v.放逐;排斥

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     v. 剥夺人权;放逐;排斥

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