enjoin

Definition of Enjoin in English :

1. enjoin

issue an injunction

2. enjoin, order, say, tell

give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

Example Sentences:
'I said to him to go home'
'She ordered him to do the shopping'
'The mother told the child to get dressed'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Enjoin

verb (transitive)

1.

to order (someone) to do (something); urge strongly; command

2.

to impose or prescribe (a condition, mode of behaviour, etc)

3. law

to require (a person) to do or refrain from doing (some act), esp by issuing an injunction

verb transitive

1.

to urge or impose with authority; order; enforce

to enjoin silence on a class

2.

to prohibit, esp. by legal injunction; forbid

the company was enjoined from using false advertising

3.

to order (someone) authoritatively to do something, esp. by legal injunction

tr.v. en·joined, en·join·ing, en·joins

1.

a. To direct (a person) to do something; order or urge: The doctor enjoined the patient to walk daily.

b. To require or impose (an action or behavior, for example) with authority and emphasis; prescribe.

2. To prohibit or forbid: The judge enjoined the merger of the firms. The court enjoined the company from merging with its competitor.