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enjoin

en·join

UK/ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪn/ US/ɪnˈd͡ʒɔɪn/ fairly common literary

verb

1.
2.

give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

  • “I said to him to go home”
  • “She ordered him to do the shopping”
  • “The mother told the child to get dressed”
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Origin

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

Phrases

  • preliminarily enjoin

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