To establish or apply as compulsory; levy: impose a tax.
To apply or make prevail by or as if by authority: impose a peace settlement. See Synonyms at dictate.
To obtrude or force (oneself, for example) on another or others.
Printing To arrange (type or plates) on an imposing stone.
To offer or circulate fraudulently; pass off: imposed a fraud on consumers.
v.
intr.
To take unfair advantage: You are always imposing on their generosity.
[Middle English imposen, from Old French imposer, alteration (influenced by poser, to put, place) of Latin impōnere, to place upon : in-, on; see in-2 + pōnere, to place; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]
1484, "to lay (a crime, etc.) to the account of," from M.Fr. imposer, from in- "into" + poser "put, place" (see pose). Sense of "to lay on as a burden" first recorded 1581.
to place (a tax, fine, task etc) on someone or something Example: The government have imposed a new tax on cigarettes.
Arabic:
يَفْرِض عَلى
Chinese (Simplified):
征（税）
Chinese (Traditional):
征(稅)
Czech:
uvalit, zavést
Danish:
pålægge
Dutch:
opleggen
Estonian:
kehtestama
Finnish:
määrätä
French:
taxer
German:
auferlegen
Greek:
επιβάλλω κτ. σε κπ. ή κτ.
Hungarian:
(adót, vámot stb.) vet ki vmire
Icelandic:
leggja á
Indonesian:
membebankan
Italian:
imporre
Japanese:
課する
Korean:
(세금·의무 등을) 부과하다
Latvian:
aplikt (ar nodokli u.tml.)
Lithuanian:
uždėti
Norwegian:
pålegge, ilegge
Polish:
nakładać
Portuguese (Brazil):
impor
Portuguese (Portugal):
impôr
Romanian:
a impune
Russian:
облагать
Slovak:
uvaliť
Slovenian:
naložiti
Spanish:
imponer
Swedish:
lägga på, införa
Turkish:
uygulamak, yürürlüğe koymak
impose2[imˈpouz]verb
to force (oneself, one's opinions etc) on a person Example: The headmaster liked to impose his authority on the teachers.
Arabic:
يَفْرِضُ نَفْسَه على
Chinese (Simplified):
把…强加
Chinese (Traditional):
把…強加
Czech:
vynucovat si
Danish:
påtvinge
Dutch:
opleggen, zich opdringen
Estonian:
peale suruma
Finnish:
tyrkyttää
French:
imposer
German:
aufdrängen
Greek:
επιβάλλω, επιβάλλομαι
Hungarian:
ráerőszakol
Icelandic:
þröngva upp á
Indonesian:
memaksakan
Italian:
imporre
Japanese:
押しつける
Korean:
(의견을) 강요하다
Latvian:
uzspiest; uztiept
Lithuanian:
primesti
Norwegian:
påtvinge, prakke på
Polish:
narzucać
Portuguese (Brazil):
impor
Portuguese (Portugal):
impôr
Romanian:
a impune
Russian:
навязывать
Slovak:
vynucovať si
Slovenian:
vsiliti
Spanish:
imponer
Swedish:
tvinga (pracka) på
Turkish:
zorla kabul ettirmek
impose3[imˈpouz]verb
(often withon) to ask someone to do something which he should not be asked to do or which he will find difficult to do Example: I hope I'm not imposing (on you) by asking you to help.
Im*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imposed; p. pr. & vb. n. Imposing.] [F. imposer; pref. im- in + poser to place. See Pose, v. t.]1. To lay on; to set or place; to put; to deposit. Cakes of salt and barley [she] did impose Within a wicker basket. --Chapman. 2. To lay as a charge, burden, tax, duty, obligation, command, penalty, etc.; to enjoin; to levy; to inflict; as, to impose a toll or tribute. What fates impose, that men must needs abide. --Shak. Death is the penalty imposed. --Milton. Thou on the deep imposest nobler laws. --Waller. 3. (Eccl.) To lay on, as the hands, in the religious rites of confirmation and ordination. 4. (Print.) To arrange in proper order on a table of stone or metal and lock up in a chase for printing; -- said of columns or pages of type, forms, etc.
Im*pose"\, v. i. To practice trick or deception. To impose on or upon, to pass or put a trick on; to delude. "He imposes on himself, and mistakes words for things." --Locke.
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