proscribe C2 Topic:Actions & Processes US /pɹəˈskɹaɪb/ UK /ˈpɹəʊˌskɹaɪb/ See IPA manual Freq #229092 Meanings 1 verb To officially forbid or ban something. The law proscribes driving while intoxicated. 2 verb To condemn or denounce something as unacceptable. The word ‘ain’t’ is proscribed by many language authorities. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to officially forbid or ban... veto ↔ Opposites prescribe Word family Forms proscribedproscribesproscribing Derived forms deproscribeproscribableproscriber Related forms proscriptionproscriptiveproscriptivist Etymology AI details From Middle English proscriben, from Latin prōscrībō (“to proclaim, forbid, banish”). *per- Proto-Indo-European proscriben Middle English prōscrībō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # proscribe **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /pɹəˈskɹaɪb/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɹəʊˌskɹaɪb/ **Frequency rank:** 229092 ## Meanings 1. To officially forbid or ban something. 2. To condemn or denounce something as unacceptable. ## Examples - The law proscribes driving while intoxicated. - The word ‘ain’t’ is proscribed by many language authorities. ## Antonyms - prescribe ## Derived Forms - deproscribe - proscribable - proscriber ## Related Forms - proscription - proscriptive - proscriptivist ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *per- - Root: proscriben - Root: prōscrībō ## Etymology From Middle English proscriben, from Latin prōscrībō (“to proclaim, forbid, banish”). ## AI Etymology Proscribe is from Middle English proscriben, from Latin prōscrībō (“to proclaim, forbid, banish”). Important recorded forms include *per- (Proto-Indo-European), proscriben (Middle English), and prōscrībō (Latin). Current senses include to officially forbid or ban something and to condemn or denounce something as unacceptable. The wider family includes derived forms such as deproscribe, proscribable, and proscriber and related words such as proscription, proscriptive, and proscriptivist. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown