enjoin

One entry found for enjoin.

Main Entry: en·join
Pronunciation: in-'join, en-
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French enjoindre, from Latin injungere, from in- + jungere to join -- more at YOKE
1 : to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition <enjoined us to be careful>
2 a : FORBID, PROHIBIT <was enjoined by conscience from telling a lie> b : to prohibit by a judicial order : put an injunction on <a book had been enjoined prior to publication -- David Margolick>
synonym see COMMAND