Proscribe vs. prohibit: what’s the difference?
The short answer
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.
What they have in common
Both proscribe and prohibit involve the action of forbidding something.
Examples
proscribe
- The government decided to proscribe the organization due to its illegal activities.
- Certain books were proscribed during the regime for containing subversive material.
prohibit
- Smoking indoors is prohibited by law.
- The school prohibits the use of mobile phones during class hours.
Which one is more common?
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