English verb: enjoin | |||
1. | enjoin (communication) issue an injunction | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe, veto | ||
2. | enjoin (communication) give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority | ||
Samples | I said to him to go home. She ordered him to do the shopping. The mother told the child to get dressed. | ||
Examples | They enjoin him to write the letter | ||
Synonyms | order, say, tell | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | request | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | call, command, direct, instruct, require, send for, warn | ||