proscribe = write down publicly, to inform people of a ban Ok, thank you. How about circumscribed? I'll tell you what prompted me down this thought path. A friend was talking about keeping her grandbaby, and I got to thinking what circumscribed lives toddlers lead; for ex., they don't particularly feel closed in when they stay in one room for an entire day. To me, this usage means boundaries; not anything to do with writing that I can see.