0 present participle of enjoin
1 to tell someone to do something or to behave in a particular way:
He turned then briefly to pronunciation of words, enjoining restraint in one particular.
I received a letter today enjoining me to love my neighbour, saying that that was the greatest of all things.
Yet that is not compatible with enjoining local authorities to reduce their staff.
As regards the warble fly, the agriculture departments have maintained regular annual publicity enjoining farmers to treat their cattle.
This object is to be achieved by enjoining mandatory exclusion if there has been non-observance or breach of these provisions of the code of practice.
There is a very great need for enjoining discretion upon the district councils at the present moment.
Full instructions have been issued enjoining that leave is to be evenly spread and that all those eligible should be granted leave in turn, as far as is practicable.
The problem of retail distribution can only be dealt with by enjoining upon everyone to prevent meat, imported meat in particular, coming in contact with other goods.
