ə̇nˈjȯin, en- transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English enjoinen, from Old French enjoindre, from Latin injungere, from in + jungere to join — more at yoke
1. : to direct, prescribe, or impose by order typically authoritatively and compellingly and with urgent admonition
he was bound to avenge his father, the god Apollo had enjoined it — G.L.Dickinson
his leader had sternly enjoined him to avoid any weakness — George Meredith
2. obsolete : to join together
3.
a. : forbid , prohibit
church synods repeatedly enjoined the use of the Roman service books — M.H.Shepherd
a person who found himself attacked — yet enjoined by conscience from deliberately taking human life — Lucius Garvin
b. : to prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree : put an injunction on
Synonyms: see command , forbid