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enjoin [ɪnˈdʒɔɪn] vb (tr)
1. to order (someone) to do (something); urge strongly; command 2. to impose or prescribe (a condition, mode of behaviour, etc.) 3. (Law) Law to require (a person) to do or refrain from doing (some act), esp by issuing an injunction [from Old French enjoindre, from Latin injungere to fasten to, from in-2 + jungere to join] enjoiner n enjoinment n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
enjoin Translations enjoin vt (form) to enjoin somebody to silence/caution, to enjoin silence/caution on somebody → jdn eindringlich zur Ruhe/zur Vorsicht mahnen; to enjoin on somebody the need for something → jdm die Notwendigkeit einer Sache eindringlich vor Augen stellen; to enjoin somebody to do something/from doing something → jdn eindringlich mahnen, etw zu tun/etw nicht zu tun enjoin [ɪnˈdʒɔɪn] vt (frm) (obedience, silence, discretion) to enjoin (on) → imporre (a) to enjoin sb to do sth → ingiungere a qn di fare qc enjoin [ɪnˈdʒɔɪn] vt (frm) (obedience, silence, discretion) to enjoin (on) → imporre (a) to enjoin sb to do sth → ingiungere a qn di fare qc How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| And on that account doth the noble one enjoin upon himself not to abash: bashfulness doth he enjoin on himself in presence of all sufferers. "One thing, thou that wast my wife, l would enjoin upon thee," continued the scholar. Almost instantly a female head was put out at the window, with two fingers placed upon her mouth, either to enjoin silence or to send him a kiss. |
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