prescribe vs enjoin

prescribe and enjoin both are verbs.

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

As verbs, enjoin is a hypernym of prescribe; that is, enjoin is a word with a broader meaning than prescribe:

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

Other hypernyms of prescribe include order, say, tell.

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