enjoin
- (literary, transitive) To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.
- (transitive) To prescribe under authority; to ordain.
- (transitive) To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree; to put an injunction on.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪn/
Etymology
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.
give an order
preach to
insist upon
give commandment
enjoindre
comandare
ordenar
vorschreiben
mandar
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