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Definition of proscribe verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

proscribe

verb

NAmE//proʊˈskraɪb//

proscribe something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they proscribe

he / she / it proscribes

past simple proscribed

-ing form proscribing

to say officially that something is banned proscribed organizations

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proscription

NAmE//proʊˈskrɪpʃn//

noun [uncountable, countable]See proscribe in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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