enjoining
present participle ofenjoin
enjoin
verb[T]
uk/ɪnˈdʒɔɪn/us/ɪnˈdʒɔɪn/formal
totellsomeone to do something or tobehavein aparticularway:
[+ to infinitive]We were all enjoinedtobe onourbestbehaviour.
He enjoined(=suggested)caution.
lawUSspecialized
tolegallyforcesomeone to do something orstopdoing something
Giving orders & commands
- all-points bulletin
- boss
- bossily
- bossiness
- bossyboots
- call forsomeone
- charge
- crack the whipidiom
- defy
- detail
- expect
- harry
- importunate
- lay down the lawidiom
- mandate
- officious
- ordain
- prescribe
- prescribed
- stick out forsomething
Examplesofenjoining
enjoining
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
He turned then briefly to pronunciation of words,enjoiningrestraint in one particular.
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I received a letter todayenjoiningme to love my neighbour, saying that that was the greatest of all things.
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Yet that is not compatible withenjoininglocal authorities to reduce their staff.
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As regards the warble fly, the agriculture departments have maintained regular annual publicityenjoiningfarmers to treat their cattle.
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This object is to be achieved byenjoiningmandatory exclusion if there has been non-observance or breach of these provisions of the code of practice.
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There is a very great need forenjoiningdiscretion upon the district councils at the present moment.
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Full instructions have been issuedenjoiningthat leave is to be evenly spread and that all those eligible should be granted leave in turn, as far as is practicable.
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The problem of retail distribution can only be dealt with byenjoiningupon everyone to prevent meat, imported meat in particular, coming in contact with other goods.
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These include seizing and condemning the product, detaining imported product,enjoiningpersons from manufacturing or distributing the product, or requesting a recall of the product.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Each congregation's leadership, over time, differs from other congregations withinenjoiningdistricts in teaching, doctrine, protocol, dress, routines.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This motion was denied and a final judgment rendered perpetuallyenjoiningthe company from further prosecution of its business.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Cronos taught the father the cultivation of the vine and the preparation of wine,enjoininghim to teach his neighbours the same.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Both parties sought both damages and an injunctionenjoiningfurther acts they claim to be infringing on patents.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.To stop this type of conduct, governments sought injunctions eitherenjoiningthe activity that caused the nuisance or requiring the responsible party to abate the nuisance.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He did issue orders before the capture of the cityenjoiningpropriety of conduct upon his troops and later he issued further orders to the same purport.
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- bent-double
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- benthic invertebrate
- benthic organisms
- benthic zone
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- bento
- bent on
- bent-on
- bentonite
- bentonite clay
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- be-nuts-about
- be nuts about something/someone
- be nuts about sth/sb
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