As verbs the difference between stipulate and proscribe
is that stipulate is to require (something) as a condition of a contract or agreement while proscribe is to forbid or prohibit.
As an adjective stipulate
is having stipules; that is, having outgrowths borne on either side of the base of the leafstalk.
stipulate
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .
Verb
(stipulat)
To require (something) as a condition of a contract or agreement.
To specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement.
To acknowledge the truth of; not to challenge.
Derived terms
* stipulated
* stipulation
* stipulative
Etymology 2
Adjective
(-)
(botany) Having stipules; that is, having outgrowths borne on either side of the base of the leafstalk.
Antonyms
* exstipulate
proscribe
English
Usage notes
* The latter pronunciation is used when added distinction from (prescribe) is desired.
Verb
(
proscrib)
To forbid or prohibit.
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To denounce.
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To banish or exclude.
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Usage notes
* Avoid the erroneous construction “proscribe against”; substitute “proscribe” alone or the phrase “pre scribe against”.
Antonyms
* prescribe
Related terms
* proscription
* proscriptive
