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proscribe

🇬🇧 UK/prəˈskraɪb/🇺🇸 US/prәu'skraib/
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Definitions

v.

To officially forbid or prohibit something; to banish or exclude someone

禁止,取缔;放逐

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
proforward, for, before
+
scribewrite, scratch
=proscribe

Common Collocations

  • 1.proscribe an organization取缔组织
  • 2.proscribed substance违禁物质
  • 3.proscribed group被取缔的团体
  • 4.[legally proscribed]依法禁止

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The government moved to proscribe the extremist organization following a series of attacks.

  • 2.

    Certain chemicals are proscribed under international law due to their environmental impact.

  • 3.

    The dictator proscribed all political opposition, forcing dissidents into exile.

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