Word of the Day for Monday, January 4, 2010
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enjoin \en-JOIN\, transitive verb:
enjoin \en-JOIN\, transitive verb:
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1. To direct or impose with authority; to order.
1. To direct or impose with authority; to order.
2. To prohibit; to forbid.
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The B.O. has enjoined the TSA from properly profiling Muslim terrorists!
The B.O. has enjoined the TSA from properly profiling Muslim terrorists!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Enjoin derives from Old French enjoindre, from Latin injungere, "to attach, to fasten to; also, to bring upon," from in- + jungere, "to join."
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