English > enjoin: 2 senses > verb 2, communication| Meaning | Give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
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| Model | They enjoin him to write the letter |
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| Synonyms | order, tell, say |
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| Narrower | call, send for | Order, request, or command to come |
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| command, require | make someone do something |
| direct | command with authority |
| instruct | Give instructions or directions for some task |
| prescribe | (medicine) order the use of (a treatment, medicine, etc.), usually by written prescription |
| warn | ask to go away |
| Broader | request | ask (a person) to do something |
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| Spanish | decir, declarar, encargar, imponer, indicar, mandar, ordenar, sentenciar |
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| Catalan | declarar, manar, ordenar, sentenciar |
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| Nouns | injunction | a formal command or admonition |
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