enjoin vs instruct

enjoin and instruct both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
enjoin	No	No	Yes	No
instruct	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, instruct is a hyponym of enjoin; that is, instruct is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than enjoin:

enjoin: give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
instruct: give instructions or directions for some task

Other hyponyms of enjoin include direct, command, require, call, send for, warn, prescribe.

enjoin (verb)	instruct (verb)
give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority	impart skills or knowledge to
issue an injunction	give instructions or directions for some task
	make aware of