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en⋅join

  [en-join]
Use enjoined in a Sentence
–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; 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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