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proscribe

How many syllables in proscribe?

  2 syllables

Divide proscribe into syllables:   pro-scribe
Stressed syllable in proscribe:   pro-scribe
How to pronounce proscribe:   proh-skrahyb
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Synonyms for proscribe


1 syllable
  • ban
  • bar
2 syllables
  • boycott
  • forbid
  • rule out
  • veto
  • exclude
  • outlaw
  • taboo
3 syllables
4 syllables
  • make illegal
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    What rhymes with proscribe

    1 syllable
    • bribe
    • scribe
    • tribe
    • gibe
    • scribed
    • vibe
    2 syllables
    3 syllables
      4 syllables
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