Lexic.us

Definition of Proscribe

1. Verb. Command against. "Sam and Sue proscribe the movie "; "Dad nixed our plans"

Definition of Proscribe

1. v. t. 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.

Definition of Proscribe

1. Verb. (transitive) To forbid or prohibit. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To denounce. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To banish or exclude. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Proscribe

1. [v -SCRIBED, -SCRIBING, -SCRIBES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Proscribe

Literary usage of Proscribe

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Saxons in England: A History of the English Commonwealth Till the Period by John Mitchell Kemble (1876)
"... to proscribe the noblest condition and some of the highest functions of man, was to set up a rule essentially false, and literally hold out a premium to ..."

2. The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke by Edmund Burke (1866)
"... the Company's forces, but did proscribe and except him from the pardons which he issued after he had satisfied his vengeance on the province of Benares. ..."

3. Life and Public Services of Charles Sumner by Charles Edwards Lester (1874)
"proscribed by you during life, they will proscribe you through all time. Sir, already judgment is beginning. A righteous public sentiment palsies your ..."

4. Life and Public Services of Charles Sumner by Charles Edwards Lester (1874)
"proscribed by you during life, they will proscribe you through all time. Sir, already judgment is beginning. A righteous public sentiment palsies your ..."

5. Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events (1875)
"With this object it has been considered necessary to proscribe the sale, not only of spirits, bat also of wine, in the canteens of the convict districts. ..."

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