PROSCRIBE


Meaning of PROSCRIBE in English

v.

Pronunciation: pr ō - ' skr ī b

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form: pro · scribed ; pro · scrib · ing

Etymology: Latin proscribere to publish, proscribe, from pro- before + scribere to write ― more at SCRIBE

Date: 1560

1 : to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state

2 : to condemn or forbid as harmful or unlawful : PROHIBIT

– pro · scrib · er noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.