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Prohibit vs Proscriptive - What's the difference?

prohibit | proscriptive |

As a verb prohibit

is to forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.

As an adjective proscriptive is

proscribing or prohibiting, for example as according to a norm or standard.

prohibit

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author= Ed Pilkington
  • , volume=188, issue=26, page=6, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= ‘Killer robots’ should be banned in advance, UN told , passage=In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited , yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way.}}

    Synonyms

    * forbid * disallow * ban * See also

    Antonyms

    * allow * authorize

    See also

    * interdict * debar * prevent * hinder

    proscriptive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • proscribing or prohibiting, for example as according to a norm or standard
  • Antonyms

    * prescriptive