Proscribe vs Inhibit - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between proscribe and inhibit

is that proscribe is to forbid or prohibit while inhibit is to hinder; to restrain.

* The latter pronunciation is used when added distinction from (prescribe) is desired.

(proscrib)

To forbid or prohibit.

To denounce.

To banish or exclude.

* Avoid the erroneous construction “proscribe against”; substitute “proscribe” alone or the phrase “pre scribe against”.

* prescribe

(en verb)

to hinder; to restrain

* See also

* disinhibit * disinhibition * inhibition