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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 | ||
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