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en⋅join

  [en-join]
–verb (used with object)
1. to prescribe (a course of action) with authority or emphasis: The doctor enjoined a strict diet.
2. to direct or order to do something: He was enjoined to live more frugally.
3. Law. to prohibit or restrain by an injunction.
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Origin:
1175–1225; ME enjoi(g)nen < OF enjoindre < L injungere to fasten to, bring upon. See in- 2 , join

Related forms:
en⋅join⋅er, noun
en⋅join⋅ment, noun

Synonyms:
2. charge, bid, command, require. 3. proscribe, interdict, ban.
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en·join   (ěn-join')   
tr.v.   en·joined, en·join·ing, en·joins

  1. To direct or impose with authority and emphasis.

  2. To prohibit or forbid. See Synonyms at forbid.


[Middle English enjoinen, from Old French enjoindre, from Latin iniungere : in-, causative pref.; see en-1 + iungere, to join; see yeug- in Indo-European roots.]
en·join'er n., en·join'ment n.
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Word Origin & History

enjoin 
c.1225, from O.Fr. enjoindre, from L. injungere "to attack, impose," from in- "on" + jungere "to join" (see jugular).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: en·join
Pronunciation: in-'join
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Anglo-French enjoindre to impose, constrain, from Old French, from Latin injungere to attach, impose, from in- on + jungere to join
: to prohibit by judicial order : issue an injunction against enjoined the plans —W. J. Brennan, Junior> —en·join·able adjective
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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