| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| enjoin (v.) |
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| can take a direct object followed by an infinitive, where it means “ordered, directed,” “urged,” or “admonished,” as in His father enjoined him to consider carefully what he was about to undertake. Enjoin can also combine with the preposition from, where the combination means “to forbid,” “to order,” or “to prevent,” as in The court order enjoined him from using [from use of] credit cards for two years. These are Standard, as are the less frequent combinations with on and upon, as in We enjoined on [upon] the committee the necessity for speed. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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