enjoin
verb (used with object)
to prescribe (a course of action) with authority or emphasis.
has enjoined
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present perfectof enjoin (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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When they stop individuals with no reasonable suspicion, they act in violation of federal law, and a court in California has enjoined this practice.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2025
The queer theorist Sara Ahmed has enjoined readers to “think of the kinds of experiences you have when you are not expected to be” in a particular place or environment.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2018
And he has enjoined wider consultations around the world, at the local and national levels, before the synod meets again to continue its deliberations this fall.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 27, 2015
The story begins on June 17, 1971, after a federal court has enjoined The New York Times — which had already published three installments based on the documents — from publishing any more.
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2011
A philosopher has enjoined us to suffer fools gladly.
From Mental Efficiency And Other Hints to Men and Women by Arnold Bennett
