proscribe

proscribe is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 18 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. 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.
2. transitive verb. To denounce and condemn; to interdict; to prohibit; as, the Puritans proscribed theaters.
3. verb. command against

   "I forbid you to call me late at night"

   "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"

   Synonyms: disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, veto

Synonyms

disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, veto

Common word forms

proscribed, proscriber, proscribes, proscribing

Words from these letters

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