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enjoin.

To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪn//ɪnˈd͡ʒɔɪn//ənˈd͡ʒɔɪn/
  1. To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.

    literary · transitive
  2. To prescribe under authority; to ordain.

    transitive
  3. To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree; to put an injunction on.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English enjoinen, from Old French enjoindre (“to join with”), from Latin iniungo (“to attach”), a compound of in- (“into” “upon”) and iungo.

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