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en·join
enjoin
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- pronunciation:
- ihn
joIn
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
enjoins, enjoining, enjoined |
definition 1: |
to order or recommend emphatically.
They enjoined absolute secrecy until the unveiling of the painting.The commandment enjoins us to honor the Sabbath.- similar words:
- bid, charge
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definition 2: |
to forbid, esp. by legal order.
He was enjoined from seeing his children.- similar words:
- veto
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related words: |
advise, command, dictate, exhort, inhibit, instruct, order, pledge, prescribe, prohibit, recommend, will |
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derivations: |
enjoiner (n.), enjoinment (n.) |
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