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enjoin

/ˌenˈdʒɔɪn/en-JOYN
/ˌɛnˈdʒɔɪn/en-JOYN

Meaningjoin or command

Common meaning: instruct someone authoritatively

Journey through time

  1. Latininiungere‘join or command’source
  2. Old Frenchmeaning shiftsjoin or command → to injoine, ordaineenjoindre‘to injoine, ordaine’source
  3. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsto injoine, ordaine → orderenioinen‘order’source
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsorder → instruct someone authoritativelyenjoin‘instruct someone authoritatively’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin iniungere ‘join or command’.

Roots

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