enjoin

Meaning

1. To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.
2. To prescribe under authority; to ordain.
3. To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree; to put an injunction on.

Synonyms

order

tell

command

direct

prescribe

prohibit

decree

instruct

say

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bid

stipulate

advise

forbid

ordain

appoint

dictate

govern

give

importune

impose

interdict

invite

leave behind

mandate

oblige

persuade

place

post

requisition

saddle

slate

summon

talk over

urge

will

give an order

preach to

insist upon

admeasure

give commandment

allot

assign

ban

cajole

charge

coax

compel

condition

convince

demand

designate

discuss

enact

enforce

exact

excite

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: enjoinen

In summary

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