Saturday, August 2, 2014

Word of the Day: PROSCRIBE

pro·scribe

verb \prō-ˈskrīb\
: to make (something) illegal : to not allow (something)
pro·scribed  pro·scrib·ing
 

Origin of PROSCRIBE

Latin proscribere to publish, proscribe, from pro- before + scribere to write — more at scribe
First Known Use: 1560

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