Enjoin
[ɪn'dʒɒɪn;en-] or [ɪn'dʒɔɪn]
Definition
(v. t.) To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.
(v. t.) To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree; to put an injunction on.
(v. t.) To join or unite.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Urge, admonish, advise, importune, beg, entreat.[2]. Order, direct, bid, command, require, prescribe to.[3]. (Law.) Prohibit, restrain, put an injunction on.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Impress, {[com]?}, mand, commission, direct, order, ordain, admonish, appoint,oblige, prescribe
ANT:Recall, dispense, remit, absolve, release, exonerate, dissuade
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Definition
v.t. to lay upon as an order: to order or direct with authority or urgency.—n. Enjoin′ment.
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Examples
- This manual action seemed to deprecate words, to enjoin silence. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Fred's last words had been to enjoin me to keep his visit a secret from all. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- The laws of England, interrupted Beaumanoir, permit and enjoin each judge to execute justice within his own jurisdiction. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- I would also enjoin the same action on the part of division commanders when other parts of their corps are engaged. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Graham, in sending tickets, had enjoined attention to costume as a compliment due to royalty: he also recommended punctual readiness by seven o'clock. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I feared the vengeance of the disappointed fiend, yet I was unable to overcome my repugnance to the task which was enjoined me. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Now, my dear Harry, if Miss Keeldar has said she is ill, and enjoined you to keep her secret, do not obey her. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- It only makes people want to nose 'em out, he always objected when enjoined to discretion. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- At last, however, he comprehended the fact that such were my orders, and that duty enjoined their literal fulfilment. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- He is enjoined to silence and to rest, and they have given him some opiate to lull his pain, for his old enemy is very hard with him. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- If the right thus granted is invaded, apply to a Federal Court and the infringer will be enjoined and required to settle in damages. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Of which,' pursued the cherub, enjoining patience with his hand, 'a certain mercenary young person distantly related to myself, could not approve? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Likewise, on John's offering a suggestion which didn't meet his views, his face became overcast and reproachful, as enjoining penance. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Then, I said, no science or art considers or enjoins the interest of the stronger or superior, but only the interest of the subject and weaker? Plato. The Republic.
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