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in-JOYN/ɪnˈdʒɔɪn/

To enjoin is to instruct or order someone to do, or not to do, something (formal or legal): enjoin a named spare, enjoin silence. Order is everyday; a resilience slide is not an instruction obeyed.

Meaning

To instruct or order someone to do, or not to do, something (formal or legal).

Examples

• “The fire officer may enjoin a named spare; a resilience slide is not an order obeyed.”
• “Order is everyday. Instruct is the close twin. Resilience is a slogan. A name on the log is cover. Write the name; then screen the slide if the officer still allows the sitting.”

Good to know

Order someone to do or not do (formal). Everyday: order. A resilience slide ≠ an obeyed injunction.

Near in meaning

order, instruct, prohibit

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