English-Thai Dictionary

proscribe

VT เนรเทศ  ห้าม (ตามกฎหมาย  banish exile outlaw forbid nea-ra-tad

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PROSCRIBE

v.t.[L. proscribo; pro and scribo, to write. The sense of this word originated in the Roman practice of writing the names of persons doomed to death, and posting the list in public. ] 1. To doom to destruction; to put one out of the protection of law, and promise a reward for his head. Sylla and Marius proscribed each other's adherents.
2. To put out of the protection of the law.
Robert Vere, earl of Oxford, was banished the realm and proscribed.
3. To denounce and condemn as dangerous and not worthy of reception; to reject utterly.
In the year 325, the Arian doctrines were proscribed and anathematized by the council of Nice.
4. To censure and condemn as utterly unworthy of reception.
5. To interdict; as, to proscribe the use of ardent spirits.

 

PROSCRIBED

pp. Doomed to destruction; denounced as dangerous, or as unworthy of reception; condemned; banished.

 

PROSCRIBER

n.One that dooms to destruction; one that denounces as dangerous, or as utterly unworthy of reception.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PROSCRIBE

Pro *scribe ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Proscribed; p. pr. & vb. n.Proscribing. ] Etym: [L. proscribere, proscriptum, to write before, to publish, proscribe; pro before + scribere to write. See Scribe. The sense of this word originated in the Roman practice of writing the names of persons doomed to death, and posting the list in public. ]

 

1. To doom to destruction; to put out of the protection of law; to outlaw; to exile; as, Sylla and Marius proscribed each other's adherents. Robert Vere, Earl of Oxford, ... was banished the realm, and proscribed. Spenser.

 

2. To denounce and condemn; to interdict; to prohibit; as, the Puritans proscribed theaters. The Arian doctrines were proscribed and anathematized in the famous Council of Nice. Waterland.

 

PROSCRIBER

PROSCRIBER Pro *scrib "er, n.

 

Defn: One who, or that which, proscribes, denounces, or prohibits.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

proscribe

pro scribe |prōˈskrīb proʊˈskraɪb | ▶verb [ with obj. ] forbid, esp. by law: strikes remained proscribed in the armed forces. • denounce or condemn: certain practices that the Catholic Church proscribed, such as polygyny. • historical outlaw (someone ). DERIVATIVES pro scrip tive |-ˈskriptiv |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘to outlaw ’): from Latin proscribere, from pro- ‘in front of ’ + scribere ‘write. ’ usage: Proscribe does not have the same meaning as prescribe: see usage at prescribe .

 

Oxford Dictionary

proscribe

pro |scribe |prə (ʊ )ˈskrʌɪb | ▶verb [ with obj. ] forbid, especially by law: strikes remained proscribed in the armed forces. • denounce or condemn: certain customary practices which the Catholic Church proscribed, such as polygyny. • historical outlaw (someone ). DERIVATIVES proscriptive |-ˈskrɪptɪv |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘to outlaw ’): from Latin proscribere, from pro- ‘in front of ’ + scribere ‘write ’. usage: Proscribe does not have the same meaning as prescribe: see usage at prescribe .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

proscribe

proscribe verb 1 gambling was proscribed: forbid, prohibit, ban, bar, interdict, make illegal, embargo, outlaw, disallow, veto; Law enjoin. ANTONYMS allow, permit. 2 the book was proscribed by the Church: condemn, denounce, attack, criticize, censure, damn, reject, taboo. ANTONYMS authorize, accept.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

proscribe

proscribe verb 1 gambling was proscribed: forbid, prohibit, ban, bar, disallow, rule out, embargo, veto, make illegal, interdict, outlaw, taboo. ANTONYMS allow, permit. 2 a case was made for precisely the sort of intervention which the Report proscribed: condemn, denounce, attack, criticize, censure, denigrate, damn, reject. ANTONYMS authorize, accept. 3 historical the pedlar appeals to the local authorities who proscribe Buckley as a highwayman: outlaw, boycott, black, blackball, exclude, ostracize; exile, expel, expatriate, evict, deport; Christianity excommunicate. EASILY CONFUSED WORDS proscribe or prescribe? See prescribe . These notes clear up confusion between similar-looking pairs.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

proscribe

pro scribe /proʊskráɪb /動詞 他動詞 1 ｟かたく ｠(有害 危険だとして法的に )〈物 事 〉 (の存続 使用など )を禁止する (forbid ) (!しばしば受け身で ) ▸ proscribed drugs 禁止薬 〘ドーピングでの興奮剤など 〙.2 ｟古 ｠〈人 〉を追放する, 法律の保護外に置く .