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Mother proscribes eating sweets before dinner.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To forbid or prohibit something officially or authoritatively: To issue a formal command or decree against an action, practice, or thing, making it unacceptable or illegal.
    • To denounce or condemn something as dangerous or harmful: To declare something to be wrong, undesirable, or not permitted, often with an implication of strong disapproval.
Usage and Examples
  • Verb:
    • The government proscribed the extremist organization, making membership a criminal offense.
    • The school's code of conduct proscribes the use of mobile phones during lessons.
    • Many religions proscribe certain foods or behaviors for their followers.
Advanced Usage
  • "to proscribe someone/something as...": to officially denounce or outlaw someone or something by declaring them to be a particular negative thing.
    • The regime proscribed the political party as a threat to national security.
Variants and Related Words
  • Proscription (n): The act of proscribing or the state of being proscribed; a formal prohibition or condemnation.
    • The proscription of the substance led to a black market.
  • Proscriptive (adj): Having the quality of proscribing; serving to forbid or condemn.
    • The law's proscriptive clauses were very detailed.
Synonyms
  • Forbid: To command (a person) not to do something or to command that something not be done.
  • Prohibit: To formally forbid by law, rule, or other authority.
  • Ban: To officially or legally prohibit.
  • Veto: To exercise a right to reject a decision or proposal.
  • Outlaw: To make something illegal or to declare someone a criminal.
Antonyms
  • Permit: To allow or give permission for something.
  • Authorize: To give official permission for or approval to.
  • Sanction: To give official permission or approval for an action.
  • Allow: To let someone do something or let something happen; to permit.
Related Phrases and Usage Notes
  • The word often carries a formal, legal, or official connotation, stronger than simply "forbid." It implies an authoritative decree from a government, institution, or other powerful body.
  • It is commonly used in contexts of law, governance, religion, and formal regulations.
proscribe

Mother proscribes eating sweets before dinner.

Verb
  1. command against
    • I forbid you to call me late at night
    • Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store
    • Dad nixed our plans

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