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Meanings of proscribe in English

Portuguese
proibir
Spanish
rechazar

Command against.

    proibir
    Usage of proscribe in English
    1
    Stern even as a disciplinarian, she did not proscribe healthy and natural amusements.
    Beacon Lights of History, Volume 07: Great Women
    2
    His own party, in consequence, made haste to proscribe him.
    Old Portraits and Modern Sketches / Part 1 from Volume VI of The...
    3
    It seems that we must always have something to proscribe!
    Les Misérables
    4
    The Popes of Rome proscribe the light of reason.
    Jean-Christophe Journey's End
    5
    Might not some with equal cogency proscribe army contractors and their accomplices, the newspaper patriots?
    The Pivot of Civilization
    6
    You must equally proscribe their tenets and their persons!
    The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. / From the Acc...
    7
    We proscribe no man for difference of opinion.
    The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 4 of 4
    8
    These must maintain a watchful eye over society; these must purify it and proscribe thieves and evil-doers.
    The French Revolution - Volume 3
    9
    You proscribe movement, talk, communication and assembly.
    The Guardian
    10
    Therefore I hesitate to proscribe the criminal.
    The Pivot of Civilization
    11
    Does it proscribe, disfranchise, or expatriate the recent armed enemies of the country, or confiscate their property?
    The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 / A Ma...
    12
    It shows that Congress intended to proscribe two different offenses -and only the second offense mentions deception.
    Reuters
    13
    Captain Ludlow, are we to part in friendship, or does your duty to the Queen proscribe the word.
    The Water-Witch; Or, the Skimmer of the Seas: A Tale
    14
    At times they proscribe pork and pickles but they are seldom able to give a good diet prescription.
    Maintaining Health (Formerly Health and Efficiency)
    15
    But why proscribe the other, and surely, in every point of view, the more laudable use of estates?
    Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke
    16
    I would proscribe the doctor, sir.
    The Lost Hunter / A Tale of Early Times
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    Proscribe through the time