'Proscribe' definitions:
Definition of 'proscribe'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Proscribe'
From: GCIDE
- Proscribe \Pro*scribe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Proscribed; p. pr. & vb. n. Proscribing.] [L. proscribere, proscriptum, to write before, to publish, proscribe; pro before + scribere to write. See Scribe. The sense of this word originated in the Roman practice of writing the names of persons doomed to death, and posting the list in public.]
- 1. To doom to destruction; to put out of the protection of law; to outlaw; to exile; as, Sylla and Marius proscribed each other's adherents. [1913 Webster]
- Robert Vere, Earl of Oxford, . . . was banished the realm, and proscribed. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To denounce and condemn; to interdict; to prohibit; as, the Puritans proscribed theaters. [1913 Webster]
- The Arian doctrines were proscribed and anathematized in the famous Council of Nice. --Waterland. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'proscribe'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- anathematize,
- attaint,
- ban,
- banish,
- bar,
- blackball,
- blacklist,
- boycott,
- bring home to,
- cast out,
- censure,
- condemn,
- convict,
- cut,
- damn,
- debar,
- denounce,
- denunciate,
- deny,
- deport,
- disallow,
- disfellowship,
- doom,
- embargo,
- enjoin,
- exclude,
- exclude from,
- excommunicate,
- exile,
- expatriate,
- expel,
- extradite,
- find guilty,
- forbid,
- fugitate,
- inhibit,
- interdict,
- ostracize,
- outlaw,
- pass sentence on,
- penalize,
- preclude,
- prevent,
- prohibit,
- pronounce judgment,
- pronounce sentence,
- refuse,
- reject,
- relegate,
- repress,
- rule out,
- rusticate,
- say no to,
- send away,
- send down,
- send to Coventry,
- sentence,
- shut out,
- snub,
- spurn,
- suppress,
- taboo,
- thrust out,
- transport