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enjoin

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en·join  (n-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·joiner n.
en·joinment n.

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
Verb1.enjoin - issue an injunction
nix, prohibit, proscribe, disallow, forbid, interdict, veto - command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"
2.enjoin - 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"
direct - command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework"
instruct - give instructions or directions for some task; "She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation"
command, require - make someone do something
request - ask (a person) to do something; "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript"
send for, call - order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!"
warn - ask to go away; "The old man warned the children off his property"

enjoin
verb
1. order, charge, warn, urge, require, direct, bid, command, advise, counsel, prescribe, instruct, call upon She enjoined me strictly not to tell anyone else.
2. (Law) prohibit, bar, ban, forbid, restrain, preclude, disallow, proscribe, interdict, place an injunction on the government's attempt to enjoin the publication of the book
Translations
enjoin [ɪnˈdʒɔɪn] VT (frm) [+ obedience, silence, discretion] → imponer, exigir
to enjoin sth on sbimponer algo a algn
to enjoin sb to sth/to do sthexigir a algn algo/hacer algo
to enjoin sb from doing sth (US) → prohibir a algn hacer algo
enjoin [ɪnˈdʒɔɪn] vt
(= urge) [+ obedience, tolerance] → enjoindre
to enjoin sb to do sth → enjoindre à qn de faire qch
(US) (= forbid) [judge] → interdire
to enjoin sb from doing sth → interdire à qn de faire qch
enjoin
vt (form) to enjoin somebody to silence/caution, to enjoin silence/caution on somebodyjdn eindringlich zur Ruhe/zur Vorsicht mahnen; to enjoin on somebody the need for somethingjdm die Notwendigkeit einer Sache eindringlich vor Augen stellen; to enjoin somebody to do something/from doing somethingjdn 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


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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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