/ Dictionary / Index P proscribe: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pro•scribe Pronunciation: (prō-skrīb'), [key] — -scribed, -scrib•ing. to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit. to put outside the protection of the law; outlaw. to banish or exile. to announce the name of (a person) as condemned to death and subject to confiscation of property. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: proscribe (Thesaurus) prosciutto proscription Related Content Daily Word Quiz: sinister Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language