enjoin

Verb

Verb Forms: enjoined, enjoining, enjoins

To instruct or urge someone to do something; to prohibit.
issue an injunction
give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.
To prescribe under authority; to ordain.
To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree; to put an injunction on.

Examples

The rules ENJOIN players from forming proper nouns in a Scrabble game.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English enjoinen, from Old French enjoindre (“to join with”), from Latin iniungo (“to attach”), a compound of in- (“into” “upon”) and iungo.

Synonyms

order, say, tell

Scrabble Score: 13

enjoin: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
enjoin: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
enjoin: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

enjoin: valid Words With Friends Word