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proscribe

British pronunciation/pɹəskɹˈa‍ɪb/
American pronunciation/pɹoʊsˈkɹaɪb/
to proscribe
[VERB]
MAIN VERB
1

to officially ban the existence or practice of something

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Examples
1Snappy rhythms in church music were proscribed.
2Depiction of the human figure is proscribed.
3And what ancient concept proscribes symbolic, sacred meaning to certain geometric shapes?
4The words obey and command will be proscribed from the Lexicon.
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