Definition of "proscribe" [pro•scribe]

• To denounce or condemn. (verb-transitive)
• To prohibit; forbid. See Synonyms at forbid. (verb-transitive)
• To banish or outlaw (a person). (verb-transitive)
• To publish the name of (a person) as outlawed. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "When I commented that you were in error in your use of the word proscribe, I meant exactly that, bit."
• "On most washdays I use chlorine bleach on several articles whose labels proscribe it, without the slightest damage, and many of these have been receiving chlorine bleach now and then for years."
• "A draft of the report circulated to SEC commissioners over the weekend didn't proscribe any policy changes, nor did it attempt to nudge regulators to pursue certain reforms, according to a person who has seen it."