enjoindre

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French

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Etymology

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First attested circa 1191 in Old French as anjoindre, from Latin injungere, iniungere, present active infinitive of iniungo, altered after joindre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ʒwɛ̃dʁ/
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Verb

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enjoindre

  1. (transitive) to order; to enjoin (someone à faire something)

Conjugation

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This verb is conjugated like peindre. It uses the same endings as rendre or vendre, but its -nd- becomes -gn- before a vowel, and its past participle ends in 't' instead of a vowel.

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Further reading

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