proscribe
verb
[ prə(ʊ)ˈskrʌɪb ]
• forbid, especially by law.
• "strikes remained proscribed in the armed forces"
Similar:
forbid,
prohibit,
ban,
bar,
disallow,
rule out,
embargo,
veto,
make illegal,
interdict,
outlaw,
taboo,
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘to outlaw’): from Latin proscribere, from pro- ‘in front of’ + scribere ‘write’.
