proscribe v. + Add to list US //pɹoʊsˈkɹaɪb// UK //pɹəskɹˈaɪb// pro·scribe SynonymsAntonymsEtymology Synonyms disallowforbidinterdictnixprohibitveto Antonyms allowpermitOriginLATprōscrībō→MEproscriben→ENproscribe From Middle English proscriben, from Latin prōscrībō (“to proclaim, forbid, banish”).