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en·join
 enjoin
- pronunciation:
- ihn
joIn
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
enjoined, enjoining, enjoins |
| definition 1: |
to order or recommend emphatically.
- similar words:
- bid, charge
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| definition 2: |
to forbid, esp. by legal order.
He was enjoined from visiting his ex-wife.- similar words:
- veto
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| related words: |
advise, command, dictate, exhort, inhibit, instruct, order, pledge, prescribe, prohibit, recommend, will |
| derivations: |
enjoiner (n.), enjoinment (n.) |
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