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proscribe

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pro‧scribe /prəʊˈskraɪb $ proʊ-/ verb [transitive]
formal to officially say that something is not allowed to exist or be done SYN forbid, prohibit:
The Act proscribes discrimination on the grounds of race.
—proscription /-ˈskrɪpʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]
THESAURUS
forbid to tell someone in a very strong way that they must not do something or that something is not allowed: His doctor had strictly forbidden him to drink alcohol. | It is forbidden to say such things.
not allow to say that someone must not do or have something, and stop them doing or having it: The company does not allow smoking inside the building. | Mobile phones are not allowed in school.
not let [not in passive] to not allow someone to do something. Not let is more informal than not allow: My parents won’t let me stay out later than 11 o'clock.
not permit [usually passive] if something is not permitted, a rule or law says that you must not do it. Not permit is more formal than not allow: Candidates are not permitted to use dictionaries in this examination. | Parking is not permitted here after 8 am.
ban to say officially that people must not do or have something: Parliament decided to ban fox-hunting. | The book was banned in many countries.
prohibit /prəˈhɪbət, prəˈhɪbɪt $ proʊ-/ to say officially that an action is illegal and make a law or rule about this: Acts of vandalism are prohibited.
bar [usually passive] to not allow someone to enter a place or do something, especially by preventing it officially: Foreign journalists were barred from entering the country.
proscribe formal to say officially that people are not allowed to do something: The law proscribes discrimination in the workplace.

Officially Formal Allowed Passive Law Proscribe Proʊ Discrimination