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Verb: proscribe  prow'skrIb [N. Amer], pru'skrIb [Brit]
  1. Officially refuse to accept or permit
    "The school proscribed the use of cell phones during exams";
    - forbid, prohibit, interdict, veto, disallow, nix [N. Amer, informal]

Derived forms: proscribed, proscribes, proscribing

Type of: command, require

Encyclopedia: Proscribe