enjoinverb [ T ]
uk/ɪnˈdʒɔɪn/us/ɪnˈdʒɔɪn/formal to tell someone to do something or to behave in a particular way:
[ + to infinitive ] We were all enjoined to be on our best behaviour.
He enjoined (= suggested) caution.
US specialized law to legally force someone to do something or stop doing something
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Giving orders & commands
- all-points bulletin
- behest
- boss
- bossyboots
- chain of command
- charge
- crack the whip idiom
- defy
- demand
- dun
- expect
- forget
- harry
- lay down the law idiom
- mandate
- ordain
- order sb around
- overbearing
- prescribed
- steamroller
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