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"Proscribe" vs. "prohibit": words that govern limits
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Lloyd Cooper 04/10/2024, 03:57
Lloyd Cooper 04/10/2024, 03:57English.me team member
What is similar?
Both "proscribe" and "prohibit" involve the action of forbidding something.
What is different?
"Proscribe" often implies banning something officially or condemning it, with a formal connotation. "Prohibit" is more general and commonly used in everyday language to mean to forbid by law or authority.
Which one is more common?
Examples of usage
Proscribe- The government decided to proscribe the organization due to its illegal activities.
- Certain books were proscribed during the regime for containing subversive material.
- Smoking indoors is prohibited by law.
- The school prohibits the use of mobile phones during class hours.
Difference
