PROSCRIBE Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

proscribe

verb

prō-ˈskrīb

as in to prohibit

to order not to do or use or to be done or used regulations proscribe the use of electronic devices on board a plane while it is landing

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Recent Examples on the Web In a revision of its Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act, Tokyo proscribed exports of some 23 chipmaking items, including much technology essential to the production of cutting-edge chips, including equipment for cleaning, monitoring, and lithography. —

Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024 The separation was under terms proscribed by Ruby and Jodi Hildebrandt. —

Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024 As the Pentagon knew, bin Laden was already in Pakistan; as Hans Blix and Scott Ritter told us, there was no evidence Saddam had proscribed weapons. —

Ted Rall, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2024 The Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir is to be proscribed as a terrorist organisation and banned from organising in the UK, the home secretary has announced. —

The Week Uk, theweek, 16 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for proscribe

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