enjoin vs prescribe

enjoin and prescribe both are verbs.

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

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

enjoin: give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
prescribe: (medicine) order the use of (a treatment, medicine, etc.), usually by written prescription

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

enjoin (verb)	prescribe (verb)
give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority	issue commands or orders for
issue an injunction	(medicine) order the use of (a treatment, medicine, etc.), usually by written prescription
	recommend as beneficial