Proscribe vs Auxiliary - What's the difference?
proscribe | auxiliary |
To forbid or prohibit.
To denounce.
To banish or exclude.
Helping]]; [[give, giving assistance or support.
Supplementary or subsidiary.
Held in reserve for exceptional circumstances.
(nautical) Of a ship, having both sails and an engine.
(grammar) Relating to an auxiliary verb.
A person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner.
A sailing vessel equipped with an engine.
(grammar) An auxiliary verb.
*
A marching band colorguard.
As a verb proscribe
is to forbid or prohibit.As an adjective auxiliary is
helping; giving assistance or support.As a noun auxiliary is
a person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner.proscribe
English
Usage notes
* The latter pronunciation is used when added distinction from (prescribe) is desired.Verb
(proscrib)Usage notes
* Avoid the erroneous construction “proscribe against”; substitute “proscribe” alone or the phrase “pre scribe against”.Antonyms
* prescribeauxiliary
English
Adjective
(-)- auxiliary troops
Synonyms
* (supplementary) accessory * (having sails and engine) motorsailerNoun
(auxiliaries)- The three traditionally recognized Non-modal Auxiliaries' are the per-
fective '''Auxiliary''' ''have'', the progressive '''Auxiliary''' ''be'', and the passive '''Auxiliary
''be''. Perfective ''have'' is so-called because it marks the completion (hence, ''perfec-
tion'') of an action; it is followed by a VP headed by a perfective ''-n'' participle, as
in:
(121) The referee has [VP ''shown him the red card]