enjoin
verb (used with object)
to prescribe (a course of action) with authority or emphasis.
enjoining
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present participleof enjoin.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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In the book of Genesis, God sealed the covenant with Abraham by enjoining him to “circumscribe the flesh of your foreskin.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
“This broad displacement contradicts what B.P.J. told the court a few months ago — that not one ‘single person’ would be harmed by enjoining this validly enacted state law.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 12, 2023
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered them released last week while it considers whether the group should remain subject to the restraining order enjoining it from accessing or using Konnech’s data.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
Both complaints request a preliminary and permanent injunction enjoining defendants from rejecting these ballots.
From Slate ● Nov. 8, 2022
In this way the pious man complies with the law enjoining abstinence from meat, and with an easy conscience smacks his lips over a roast pheasant which he has dubbed fish.
From Morals and the Evolution of Man by Max Simon Nordau
