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