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enjoin vs require

require vs enjoin

enjoin and require both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
enjoin No No Yes No
require No No Yes No
As verbs, require is a hyponym of enjoin; that is, require is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than enjoin:
  • enjoin: give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
  • require: make someone do something
Other hyponyms of enjoin include direct, instruct, command, call, send for, warn, prescribe.
enjoin (verb) require (verb)
give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority make someone do something
issue an injunction consider obligatory; request and expect
have need of
require as useful, just, or proper
Difference between enjoin and require

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