proscribe

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English proscriben, from Latin prōscrībō (“to proclaim, forbid, banish”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɹəˈskɹaɪb/ (distinguished from prescribe): (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɹəʊˌskɹaɪb/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɹoʊˌskɹaɪb/ Rhymes: -aɪb Homophone: prescribe (in some dialects) === Verb === proscribe (third-person singular simple present proscribes, present participle proscribing, simple past and past participle proscribed) (transitive) To forbid or prohibit. (transitive) To denounce. Antonym: recommend (transitive) To banish or exclude. ==== Antonyms ==== prescribe ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== proscription proscriptive proscriptivist ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Verb === prōscrībe second-person singular present active imperative of prōscrībō == Spanish == === Verb === proscribe inflection of proscribir: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative