单词 | proscribe |
释义 | proscribe —proscribable, adj. —proscriber, n. /proh skruyb"/, v.t., proscribed, proscribing. 1. to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit. 2. to put outside the protection of the law; outlaw. 3. to banish or exile. 4. to announce the name of (a person) as condemned to death and subject to confiscation of property. [1375-1425; late ME < L proscribere to publish in writing, confiscate, outlaw. See PRO-1, PRESCRIBE] Syn. 1. censure, disapprove, repudiate. |
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