enjoin
1 enjoin — en·join /in jȯin/ vt [Anglo French enjoindre to impose, constrain, from Old French, from Latin injungere to attach, impose, from in on + jungere to join]: to prohibit by judicial order: issue an injunction against a three judge district court… …
2 enjoin — 1. Enjoin has meanings connected with commanding and issuing instructions, and is typically used in three constructions: (1) you enjoin a person to do something, (2) you enjoin something on a person, and (3) you enjoin that something should… …
3 Enjoin — En*join , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enjoined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Enjoining}.] [F. enjoindre, L. injungere to join into, charge, enjoin; in + jungere to join. See {Join}, and cf. {Injunction}.] 1. To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an… …
4 enjoin — [v1] order, command adjure, admonish, advise, appoint, bid, call upon, caution, charge, counsel, decree, demand, dictate, direct, forewarn, impose, instruct, ordain, prescribe, require, rule, tell, urge, warn; concepts 53,78 enjoin [v2] forbid… …
5 enjoin — ► VERB 1) instruct or urge to do. 2) (enjoin from) Law prohibit (someone) from performing (an action) by an injunction. ORIGIN Old French enjoindre, from Latin injungere join, attach, impose …
6 enjoin — [en join′, injoin′] vt. [ME enjoinen < OFr enjoindre < L injungere, to join into, put upon < in , in + jungere, JOIN] 1. to urge or impose with authority; order; enforce [to enjoin silence on a class] 2. to prohibit, esp. by legal… …
7 Enjoin — En*join , v. t. To join or unite. [Obs.] Hooker. [1913 Webster] …
8 enjoin — early 13c., engoinen, from stem of O.Fr. enjoindre (12c.) impose (on), inflict; subject to; assign (to), from L. injungere to join, fasten, attach; figuratively to inflict, to attack, impose, from in on (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + jungere to join… …
9 enjoin — 1 direct, order, *command, bid, instruct, charge Analogous words: advise, counsel (see under ADVICE): admonish (see REPROVE): *warn, forewarn, caution 2 interdict, prohibit, *forbid, inhibit, ban Analogous words: debar, shut out, ru …
10 enjoin — v. (formal) 1) (esp. AE) (d; tr.) ( to forbid ) to enjoin from 2) (d; tr.) ( to order ) to enjoin on (to enjoin a duty on smb.) 3) (H) ( to order ) to enjoin smb. to obey the law * * * [ɪn dʒɔɪn] (H) ( to order ) to enjoin smb. to obey the law… …
11 enjoin — UK [ɪnˈdʒɔɪn] / US verb [transitive] Word forms enjoin : present tense I/you/we/they enjoin he/she/it enjoins present participle enjoining past tense enjoined past participle enjoined enjoin someone from something enjoin someone to do something …
12 enjoin — en|join [ınˈdʒɔın] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: enjoindre, from Latin jungere to join ] 1.) formal to order or try to persuade someone to do something enjoin sb to do sth ▪ The organisation has been enjoined to end all… …
13 enjoin — en|join [ ın dʒɔın ] verb transitive a. enjoin someone to do something FORMAL to strongly advise or order someone to do something b. enjoin someone from something LEGAL to legally order someone not to do something …
14 enjoin — [[t]ɪnʤɔ͟ɪn[/t]] enjoins, enjoining, enjoined 1) VERB If you enjoin someone to do something, you order them to do it. If you enjoin an action or attitude, you order people to do it or have it. [FORMAL] [V n to inf] She enjoined me strictly not to …
15 enjoin — verb instruct or urge to do something. ↘(enjoin someone from) Law prohibit someone from performing (an action) by issuing an injunction. Derivatives enjoinment noun Origin ME: from OFr. enjoindre, from L. injungere join, attach, impose …
16 enjoin — verb I enjoin you to admit your mistake Syn: urge, encourage, admonish, press; instruct, direct, require, order, command, tell, call on, demand, charge; formal adjure; literary bid See note at prohibit …
17 enjoin — /ɛnˈdʒɔɪn / (say en joyn), /ən / (say uhn ) verb (t) 1. to order or direct (a person, etc.) to do something; prescribe (a course of action, etc.) with authority or emphasis. 2. Law to prohibit or restrain by an injunction. {Middle English… …
18 enjoin — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French enjoindre, from Latin injungere, from in + jungere to join more at yoke Date: 13th century 1. to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition < enjoined us to be… …
19 enjoin — enjoiner, n. enjoinment, n. /en joyn /, v.t. 1. to prescribe (a course of action) with authority or emphasis: The doctor enjoined a strict diet. 2. to direct or order to do something: He was enjoined to live more frugally. 3. Law. to prohibit or… …
20 enjoin — verb /ɛnˈdʒɔɪn/ a) To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge. To confirm these days of Purim in the …
