enjoin
/ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "I am enjoin'd by oath to observe three things:"
- "to confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them […]"
- "At some landmark in the jungle the beater halted, pointed to the ground as a sign that this spot would do, and put his finger on his lips to enjoin silence."
- "But to my surprise and no small concern, Queequeg now gave me to understand, that he had been diligently consulting Yojo—the name of his black little god—and Yojo had told him two or three times over, and strongly insisted upon it everyway, that instead of our going together among the whaling-fleet in harbor, and in concert selecting our craft; instead of this, I say, Yojo earnestly enjoined that the selection of the ship should rest wholly with me, inasmuch as Yojo purposed befriending us; [...]"
- "They [the Noahide laws] also enjoin the establishment of a just system of laws and courts."
- "In 1983, BLM was enjoined by court order from using any herbicides in its Medford, Oregon District. Subsequent court action in 1984 enjoined BLM from the use of herbicides throughout Oregon and the U.S. Forest Service was similarly enjoined throughout Region 6 (Pacific Northwest)."
Etymology
From Middle English enjoinen, from Old French enjoindre (“to join with”), from Latin iniungo (“to attach”), a compound of in- (“into” “upon”) and iungo.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *yewg-, enjoinen, enjoindre, iniungo