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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.
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English enjoi(g)nen < Old French enjoindre < Latin injungere to fasten to, bring upon. See in-2, join
1175–1225; Middle English enjoi(g)nen < Old French enjoindre < Latin injungere to fasten to, bring upon. See in-2, join
Related forms
en·join·er, noun
en·join·ment, noun
re·en·join, verb (used with object)
un·en·joined, adjective
Synonyms
2. charge, bid, command, require. 3. proscribe, interdict, ban.
2. charge, bid, command, require. 3. proscribe, interdict, ban.
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Word Origin & History
enjoin
early 13c., from O.Fr. enjoindre, from L. injungere "to attack, impose," from in- "on" + jungere "to join" (see jugular). Related: Enjoined.
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