enjoin
verb (used with object)
to prescribe (a course of action) with authority or emphasis.
enjoins
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present tense formof enjoin (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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So, will you join in the battle to give every citizen the full equality which God enjoins and the law requires, whatever his belief, or race, or the color of his skin?
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
The Campbell House, included in admission, enjoins history buffs to self-tour an elegant 1900s mansion.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2021
The May federal ruling further enjoins “officers, agents, and employees” of WPM from “suppressing the availability of truthful negative comments or reviews through any means, including threats, intimidation, non-disparagement clauses, and suppression of online content.”
From Slate ● Nov. 8, 2018
Freed finds an inventive way to handle Shakespeare's troublesome ending when Kate, her spirit broken, enjoins the headstrong women around her to gratefully succumb to their husbands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2018
This habit is further confirmed by the peculiar nature of the religious principles which the worship of this goddess enjoins.
From The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal by Shib Chunder Bose
