enjoin[verb]Synonyms: command, bid, charge, direct, instruct, order, tell, warn, forbid, ban, inhibit, interdict, outlaw, prohibit, taboo
Contrasted words: acquiesce, agree, comply, conform, obey, submit, yield
Related Words: decree,
dictate,
impose,
prescribe,
rule,
adjure,
advise,
counsel,
admonish,
caution,
forewarn,
deny,
disallow [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
en‧join /ɪnˈdʒɔɪn/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: enjoindre, from Latin jungere 'to join']
1. formal to order or try to persuade someone to do something
enjoin somebody to do something
The organisation has been enjoined to end all restrictions.2. law to legally prevent someone from doing something
enjoin somebody from doing something The defendant was enjoined from using the patent. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲