Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Proscribe \Pro*scribe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Proscribed}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Proscribing}.] [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.

Source : WordNet®

proscribe
     v : command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night";
         "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store" [syn: {forbid},
          {prohibit}, {interdict}, {veto}, {disallow}] [ant: {permit},
          {permit}]