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Definition of: proscribe
(prō·skrīb′) v.t. ·scribed, ·scrib·ing
1. To denounce or condemn; prohibit; interdict.
2. To outlaw or banish.
3. In ancient Rome, to publish the name of (one condemned or exiled). [<L proscribere <pro- before + scribere write]
—pro·scrib′er noun
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