Verb (used with object) : The doctor enjoined a strict diet. ,He was enjoined to live more frugally.    From Dictionary.com. 

Funk, Didascalia, 489) there is a rubric enjoining that the deacon, before beginning the litany, invite all to kneel down, and terminate by bidding all to rise up again.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI] Reference

The terms enjoining meditation, 'he knows,'.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48] Reference

Vandals, enjoining upon them to bring all the men alive before him.    From Wordnik.com.  [History of the Wars, Books III and IV (of 8) The Vandalic War] Reference

Otherwise, the CTU insists on the enjoining job cuts "outside" seniority.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Three-Point Plan For Reforming Public Employment] Reference

An edict of 1557, enjoining residence, Haton tells us, had little effect.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2)] Reference

A loud blast from the whistle, held to Selina Brown's lips, was now enjoining silence.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jane Allen: Right Guard] Reference

He put a finger up to his lips, enjoining silence, and led the way towards a deep pool.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sweetapple Cove] Reference

An inhuman decree was accordingly published, enjoining upon all petitioners who had come to.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2)] Reference

Senegal, and enjoining him at the same time to place the papers of the office in the hands of his successor.    From Wordnik.com.  [Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770.] Reference

There are many verses enjoining the Prophet's followers to prosecute a defensive war, but not one of aggression.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád' Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not Allowed in The Koran - 1885] Reference

Scriptures as the only source of spiritual strength, and enjoining a humble and docile reception of its teachings.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2)] Reference

Francis, then at Lyons, addressed new letters patent to the various parliaments, enjoining new vigilance and activity.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2)] Reference

Catholic Bishops in Arizona commended Judge Susan Bolton for "enjoining some of the moreproblematic provisions of SB 1070.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Eduardo Barraza: Arizona Judge Weakens SB 1070] Reference

This is a costly byproduct of enjoining the law, as law enforcement will have to haphazardly interpret the remaining provisions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rev. Jennifer Kottler: The Immigration Fight Isn't Over] Reference

The Norwegian and the Swedish draft alike contain regulations enjoining upon the Consul the duty of obedience towards the Foreign.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Swedish-Norwegian Union Crisis A History with Documents] Reference

He also gave us a variety of instructions in other things, enjoining in particular the most absolute obedience and perfect silence.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal] Reference

Protestants with equal unanimity refused to submit to the laws of their papal sovereigns enjoining the profession of Romish errors.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject] Reference

Apparently this programme for babies did not commend itself to Tony; certainly the first item, enjoining silent development, did not.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Invader A Novel] Reference

A letter was sent the same day to Betoyne himself, enjoining him to do nothing in the matter opposed to the wish of the commonalty of.    From Wordnik.com.  [London and the Kingdom - Volume I] Reference

Governor-General; if to China or any other place, let him give it to the authorities, enjoining them, however, after using it, to send it to.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cord and Creese] Reference

It was fifteen minutes later when the Judge reached Porter's office, but before three o'clock he had signed an order enjoining James Weeks and.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Short Line War] Reference

He then rubbed the elder against each, strictly enjoining me to think no more about it, as if I looked often at the warts the charm would fail.    From Wordnik.com.  [Notes and Queries, Number 40, August 3, 1850] Reference

His preachings of monotheism, and his enjoining righteousness, and forbidding evil deeds, were not attended to for many years with material success.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád' Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not Allowed in The Koran - 1885] Reference

Great stress is put upon that clause enjoining the rendition of slaves escaping from their masters; but union was impossible without this provision.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 6, June, 1862 Devoted To Literature and National Policy] Reference

To this end I issued a proclamation enjoining it upon the officers of the United States, civil and military, to use all lawful means within their power.    From Wordnik.com.  [State of the Union Address (1790-2001)] Reference

Lady Feng, on her part, (perceiving) the weight her influence had in enjoining the observance of her directions, was in her heart exceedingly delighted.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hung Lou Meng, Book I Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books] Reference

The physician, fearing the effect upon him of the least excitement, made a motion to me enjoining silence, and mixing a quieting cordial, held it to his lips.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stories and Sketches] Reference

Machim survived her but five days, enjoining his companions to bury him in the same grave, under the venerable cedar, where they had a few days before erected.    From Wordnik.com.  [International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 5, July 29, 1850] Reference

In gratitude, the child of the desert formally presented to him this now-called 'Resurrection Flower,' at the same time enjoining upon him never to part with it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy.] Reference

The Admiral, enjoining silence, kept his observation to himself, for fear of again raising false hopes, and giving a bitter disappointment to his ships 'companies.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sanders' Union Fourth Reader] Reference

Twenty minutes later Sósha, dozing in his tiny kitchen, was roused by his master commanding tea at once, and enjoining him to let no one into the rooms that night.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Genius] Reference

A warrant was at the same time issued by the Council to the Dean, enjoining him to give no one access to his prisoner, and to do his utmost to convert him to Episcopacy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Andrew Melville Famous Scots Series] Reference

When the inflammation had again subsided, I ventured, notwithstanding the oedema, to apply the lunar caustic to form an eschar, enjoining rest and the horizontal position.    From Wordnik.com.  [An Essay on the Application of the Lunar Caustic in the Cure of Certain Wounds and Ulcers] Reference