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   enjoin

   /ɪnˈdʒɔɪn/

   verb

   • 1. instruct or urge (someone) to do something: "the code enjoined members to trade fairly" Similar urgeencouragetry to persuadeadjureadmonishpresspromptprodgoadegg onspurpushpressureput pressure onuse pressure onpressurizelean oninstructordercommanddirectgive the order togive the command totellrequirecall ondemandchargewarnentreatexhortimploreappeal tobegbeseechplead withnaginformal:put the heat onput the screws ontwist someone's armrailroad intobulldoze intoliterary:bid
   • ▪ prescribe (an action or attitude) to be performed or adopted: "the charitable deeds enjoined on him by religion"
   • ▪ prohibit someone from performing (a particular action) by issuing an injunction: "he was enjoined from using the patent" Similar prohibitbanbarpreventinhibitinterdictforbid torestrainOpposite compel

   Word Origin Middle English (formerly also as injoin): from Old French enjoindre, from Latin injungere ‘join, attach, impose’, from in- ‘in, towards’ + jungere ‘to join’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. enjoinment noun
   • 2. enjoiner noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › enjoinEnjoin Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Enjoin means to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition, or to prohibit by a judicial order. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and legal usage of enjoin from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishENJOIN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Enjoin is a verb that means to tell someone to do or not to do something, or to legally order someone to do or not to do something. Learn how to use enjoin in different contexts, with synonyms, antonyms and related words.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryENJOIN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Enjoin means to tell someone to do or not to do something, or to legally order someone to stop doing something. Learn how to use this formal verb in different contexts and see examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   Enjoin definition: to prescribe (a course of action) with authority or emphasis. See examples of ENJOIN used in a sentence.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishenjoin verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the verb enjoin, which means to order or advise somebody to do or not to do something. See examples, synonyms and word origin.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › enjoinEnjoin - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To enjoin is to issue an urgent and official order. If the government tells loggers to stop cutting down trees, they are enjoining the loggers to stop. Enjoin looks like it should mean bring together, and at one time, it did have that meaning.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishENJOIN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Enjoin is a verb that means to order, command, or prohibit someone to do something. It can also mean to impose or prescribe a condition or mode of behaviour. See synonyms, examples, and word origin of enjoin.