enjoin
pronunciation
How to pronounce enjoin in British English:
UK [ɪnˈdʒɔɪn]
How to pronounce enjoin in American English:
US [ɛnˈdʒɔɪn]
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- Verb:
- issue an injunction
- give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
Word Origin
- enjoin (v.)
- c. 1200, engoinen, "to prescribe, impose" (penance, etc.), from stem of Old French enjoindre (12c.) "impose (on), inflict; subject to; assign (to)," from Latin iniungere "to join, fasten, attach;" figuratively "to inflict, to attack, impose," from in- "on" (see in- (2)) + iungere "to join" (see jugular). Related: Enjoined; enjoining.
Example
- 1. Religion and morality enjoin this conduct .
- 2. She put a finger to her lips to enjoin silence .
- 3. School rules enjoin wearing a uniform .
- 4. And can it be that good policy does not equally enjoin it ?
- 5. Orders to intelligence operatives often enjoin secrecy .