enjoin (redirected from enjoins)

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.

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[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.]

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en·joiner n.

en·joinment n.

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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

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	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" order, tell, say 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"

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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 sb → imponer algo a algn
to enjoin sb to sth/to do sth → exigir 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 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

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enjoin [ɪnˈdʒɔɪn] vt (frm) (obedience, silence, discretion) to enjoin (on) → imporre (a)
to enjoin sb to do sth → ingiungere a qn di fare qc