Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to proscribe
Participle: proscribed
Gerund: proscribing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | proscribe |
| you | proscribe |
| he;she;it | proscribes |
| we | proscribe |
| you | proscribe |
| they | proscribe |
Perfect
| I | have proscribed |
| you | have proscribed |
| he;she;it | has proscribed |
| we | have proscribed |
| you | have proscribed |
| they | have proscribed |
Past
| I | proscribed |
| you | proscribed |
| he;she;it | proscribed |
| we | proscribed |
| you | proscribed |
| they | proscribed |
Pluperfect
| I | had proscribed |
| you | had proscribed |
| he;she;it | had proscribed |
| we | had proscribed |
| you | had proscribed |
| they | had proscribed |
Future
| I | will proscribe |
| you | will proscribe |
| he;she;it | will proscribe |
| we | will proscribe |
| you | will proscribe |
| they | will proscribe |
Future Perfect
| I | will have proscribed |
| you | will have proscribed |
| he;she;it | will have proscribed |
| we | will have proscribed |
| you | will have proscribed |
| they | will have proscribed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | proscribe |
| you | proscribe |
| he;she;it | proscribe |
| we | proscribe |
| you | proscribe |
| they | proscribe |
Perfect
| I | have proscribed |
| you | have proscribed |
| he;she;it | have proscribed |
| we | have proscribed |
| you | have proscribed |
| they | have proscribed |
Imperfect
| I | proscribed |
| you | proscribed |
| he;she;it | proscribed |
| we | proscribed |
| you | proscribed |
| they | proscribed |
Pluperfect
| I | had proscribed |
| you | had proscribed |
| he;she;it | had proscribed |
| we | had proscribed |
| you | had proscribed |
| they | had proscribed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would proscribe |
| you | would proscribe |
| he;she;it | would proscribe |
| we | would proscribe |
| you | would proscribe |
| they | would proscribe |
Perfect
| I | would have proscribed |
| you | would have proscribed |
| he;she;it | would have proscribed |
| we | would have proscribed |
| you | would have proscribed |
| they | would have proscribed |
Imperative
| you | proscribe |
| we | Let's proscribe |
| you | proscribe |
Verbs conjugated like 'proscribe'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'proscribe'
prescribe,
rescribe,
ascribe,
conscribe,
deprescribe,
describe,
escribe,
exscribe,
inscribe,
misscribe,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- To forbid or prohibit.
- prohibit
- forbid
- ban, outlaw, banish, exile, condemn, sentence, denounce, censure
Antonyms
- forbid
- permit, allow, recommend, encourage
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1387 (implied in
proscription) "decree of condemnation, outlawry," from L.
proscribere "publish in writing" (lit. "write in front of"), including senses of "publish as having forfeited one's property, condemn, outlaw before the world," from
pro- "before" +
scribere "to write" (see script). Meaning "prohibit as wrong or dangerous" first recorded 1622.
2. From Middle English proscriben, from Latin prōscrībō (“to proclaim, forbid, banish”). See: Latin '
prōscrībō'.
Sample Sentences
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The law proscribes driving a car while intoxicated.
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The word ‘ain't’ is proscribed by many authorities.
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If Joseph Willet, the denounced and proscribed of 'prentices, had happened to be at home when his father's courtly guest presented himself before the Maypole door— [...] he would have contrived, by hook or crook, to dive to the very bottom of Mr. Chester's mystery, and to come at his purpose with as much certainty as though he had been his confidential adviser. [1841 February–November, Charles Dickens, “Barnaby Rudge. Chapter 13.”, in Master Humphrey’s Clock, volume III, London: Chapman & Hall, […], →OCLC, page 1:]
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Many Roman citizens were proscribed for taking part in rebellions.