enjoin
[ en-join ]
/ ɛnˈdʒɔɪn /
verb (used with object)
to prescribe (a course of action) with authority or emphasis: The doctor enjoined a strict diet.
to direct or order to do something: He was enjoined to live more frugally.
Law.
to prohibit or restrain by an injunction.
Origin of enjoin
OTHER WORDS FROM enjoin
en·join·er, noun en·join·ment, noun re·en·join, verb (used with object) un·en·joined, adjectiveWords nearby enjoin
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British Dictionary definitions for enjoin
enjoin
/ (ɪnˈdʒɔɪn) /
verb (tr)
to order (someone) to do (something); urge strongly; command
to impose or prescribe (a condition, mode of behaviour, etc)
law
to require (a person) to do or refrain from doing (some act), esp by issuing an injunction
Derived forms of enjoin
enjoiner, noun enjoinment, nounWord Origin for enjoin
C13: from Old French
enjoindre, from Latin
injungere to fasten to, from
in- ² +
jungere to
join