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deproscribe

deproscribe verb: to lift a proscription or ban from.

Verb

deproscribe (third-person singular simple present deproscribes, present participle deproscribing, simple past and past participle deproscribed)

  1. (transitive) To lift a proscription or ban from.

Forms of deproscribe

third-person singular presentdeproscribes
present participledeproscribing
past participledeproscribed
pastdeproscribed

Origin of deproscribe

From de- + proscribe.

Questions about deproscribe

What does deproscribe mean?
Deproscribe means to lift a proscription or ban from.
What part of speech is deproscribe?
Deproscribe is a verb.
What is the past tense of deproscribe?
The past tense of deproscribe is deproscribed.

Words near deproscribe in the dictionary

  1. deprojects
  2. depronominal
  3. depronominalization
  4. depropionylate
  5. depropionylated
  6. deproscribe
  7. deproscribed
  8. deproscribes
  9. deproscribing
  10. deproscription
  11. deprostil

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