enjoin
verb (used with object)
to prescribe (a course of action) with authority or emphasis.
were enjoining
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past progressiveof enjoin.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Presently she appeared to make up her mind, for again she motioned to us to remain where we were, enjoining silence upon us by placing her swathed hand upon the mask that hid her face.
From Ayesha, the Return of She by Henry Rider Haggard
Late in the afternoon the fire of the guerillas slackened a good deal, and it was evident that their leaders were enjoining them not to waste their ammunition.
From Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War by Walter Paget
