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1. (v.t.) enjoin
to prescribe (a course of action) with authority or emphasis.
2. enjoin
to direct or order to do something; charge; bid.
3. enjoin
to prohibit or restrain by or as if by a legal injunction; proscribe; ban.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME enjoi(g)nen < OF enjoindre < L injungere to join)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) enjoin
issue an injunction
2. (verb) order, tell, enjoin, say
give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
"I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"
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1. (verb) enjoin
to lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge
2. (verb) enjoin
to prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree; to put an injunction on
3. (verb) enjoin
to join or unite
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