Enjoin

/ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪn/

Synonyms for "enjoin" (187 found)

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Closest matches (38)

adjure admonish advise appreciate arrest ban bar bid boast bridle burdenburden withcall oncall the signalscall uponcaution charge check command commission

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constrain contain contend control coolcool offcotton tocounsel curb curtail debar

Verb(6 words)

advise appoint bade bidden command convokes

Noun(1 words)

behests

Strong matches (56)

decelerate declare decreedelight indemand deny dictate direct disallow dompt dotedrink ineat upembargo encourage enjoy exact excludeexclude fromexhort

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expostulate fancyfasten uponfill forbid force forewarnfreight withgive an ordergive the wordgo govern guard hinder holdhold at bayhold backhold fasthold inhold in checkhold in leashhold upimposeimpose onimpose uponincite induce inflictinflict oninflict uponinhibit instruct

Verb(4 words)

direct exhort forbidforbid by law

Related words (93)

Verb(7 words)

instruct order prohibit restrain say tell urge

interdictissue a caveatissue a commandissue a writkeepkeep backkeep fromkeep inkeep in checkkeep under controllaylay onlay under restraintlevy like loveluxuriate inmaintain mandate mind

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move occupy ordain orderorder aboutoutlaw own persuade place possess preach preclude prescribe prevent proclaim prohibit prompt promulgate pronounce proscribe pullpull inputput downput onput uponrefuse reinrein inreject relish remonstrate repress restrain retain retard retrench rulerule outsaddle withsavorsay no tosay the wordsetset backshut outslow downsnub straiten subjectsubject tosummon suppress tabootake totask tax tell urge warn weightweight down withwithholdyoke with

Noun(2 words)

interdicting restraining

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More general

12 entries

advise direct disallow forbid instruct interdict nix prohibit proscribe request restrain veto

More specific

8 entries

command dictate exhort injunction order prohibitionrestraining orderurge

Collocations

5 entries

enjoin againstenjoin by court orderenjoin from doingenjoin individuals fromenjoin to submit

Inflections

3 entries

enjoined enjoining enjoins

Derivations

3 entries

enjoinder enjoiner enjoinment

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

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I now enjoin you to take hands and make your vows.

Source: tatoeba (6899925)

The 3 corporations have each hired a retinue of lawyers, and seek to enjoin the state from regulating their industry.

Source: tatoeba (10693835)

Piper filed a bill to enjoin Brown from infringing two patents.

Source: tatoeba (10776254)

I am enjoin'd by oath to observe three things:

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