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proscribe

prosc·ribe

UK/pɹəˈskɹaɪb/ US/ˈpɹəʊskɹaɪb/ uncommon

verb

1.

command against

  • “I forbid you to call me late at night”
  • “Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store”
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From Middle English proscriben, from Latin prōscrībō (“to proclaim, forbid, banish”).

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