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Meaning of 'enjoin' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Enjoin [ v. t.]
- To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.
- To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree; to put an injunction on.
- To join or unite.

Meaning of 'enjoin' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . enjoin [ v]
Meaning (1):
- give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
Example in sentence:
  • I said to him to go home;
  • She ordered him to do the shopping;
  • The mother told the child to get dressed

Nearby Words:

enjailed enjailing enjall enjoined enjoiner enjoining enjoinment enjoy enjoyable enjoyed

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