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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The order enjoins the government from further review and use of these documents for investigative purposes, not for purposes of intelligence classification and national security assessments.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2022
“A Wicked Soul in Cherry Hill” enjoins us to remember.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2022
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 First Amendment enjoins Congress from legally establishing a particular religion or requiring citizens to observe or deny religious tenets.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2021
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 Bose, Shib Chunder
