enjoin
verb (used with object)
to prescribe (a course of action) with authority or emphasis.
has been enjoining
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present perfect progressiveof enjoin (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, the state has been enjoining the court to deny motion and dismiss the case out of hand.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2021
The purifying which Paul has been enjoining will only be successful in the measure of our consecration, and the consecration will only be genuine in the measure of our purifying.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. by Maclaren, Alexander
