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enjoin
What does enjoin mean?
enjoin (verb): give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce enjoin?
/ɛnˈdʒɔɪn/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
What are synonyms of enjoin?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “enjoin” mean?
to represent in a physical or concrete form; to incarnate or personify
Not quite: that's what embody means.
to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself
Not quite: that's what plunge means.
give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
Right! That's what “enjoin” means.
to fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge (in the air) or nosedive
Not quite: that's what swoop means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “enjoin”?
deter
Not quite: deter means something else.
stink
Not quite: stink means something else.
parry
Not quite: parry means something else.
order
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