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单词 enjoin
释义 en·join
\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
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