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Impose
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im·pose
/
ɪmˈpoʊz
/
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[
im-
pohz
]
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verb,
im·posed,
im·pos·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to lay on or
set
as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.:
to impose taxes.
2.
to put or set by or as if by authority:
to impose one's personal preference on others.
3.
to obtrude or thrust (oneself, one's company, etc.) upon others.
4.
to pass or palm off fraudulently or deceptively:
He imposed his pretentious books on the public.
5.
Printing.
to lay (type pages, plates, etc.) in proper order on an
imposing stone
or the like and secure in a chase for printing.
6.
to lay on or inflict, as a penalty.
7.
Archaic.
to put or place on something, or in a particular place.
8.
Obsolete
.
to lay on (the hands) ceremonially, as in confirmation or ordination.
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verb (used without object)
9.
to make an impression on the mind; impose one's or its authority or influence.
10.
to obtrude oneself or one's requirements, as upon others:
Are you sure my request doesn't impose?
11.
to presume, as upon patience or good
nature
.
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following as an effect or result; resulting often fol. by on, upon, or to:
to approve, support, or sustain:
to propose a plan, deal, etc., to.
any form of reasoning in which the conclusion, though supported by the premises, does not follow from them necessarily.
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Verb phrases
12.
impose onupon,
a.
to thrust oneself offensively upon others; intrude.
b.
to take unfair advantage of; misuse (influence, friendship, etc.).
c.
to defraud; cheat; deceive:
A study recently showed the shocking number of confidence men that impose on the public.
Origin:
1475–85;
late Middle English
<
Middle French
imposer,
equivalent to
im-
im-
1
+
poser
to
pose
1
; see also
pose
2
Related forms
im·pos·a·ble,
adjective
im·pos·er,
noun
o·ver·im·pose,
verb (used with object),
o·ver·im·posed,
o·ver·im·pos·ing.
pre·im·pose,
verb (used with object),
pre·im·posed,
pre·im·pos·ing.
re·im·pose,
verb,
re·im·posed,
re·im·pos·ing.
sub·im·posed,
adjective
un·im·posed,
adjective
well-im·posed,
adjective
Synonyms
3.
force, foist.
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World English Dictionary
impose
(ɪmˈpəʊz)
—
vb
(usually foll by
on
or
upon
)
1.
(
tr
) to establish as something to be obeyed or complied with; enforce:
to impose a tax on the people
2.
to force (oneself, one's presence, etc) on another or others; obtrude
3.
(
intr
) to take advantage, as of a person or quality:
to impose on someone's kindness
4.
(
tr
)
printing
to arrange pages so that after printing and folding the pages will be in the correct order
5.
(
tr
) to pass off deceptively; foist:
to impose a hoax on someone
6.
(
tr
) (of a bishop or priest) to lay (the hands) on the head of a candidate for certain sacraments
[C15: from Old French
imposer,
from Latin
impōnere
to place upon, from
pōnere
to place, set]
im'posable
—
adj
im'poser
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
impose
late 15c., "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 1580s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Advertising and other means of creating mindsets does work to benefit those
seeking to
impose
them for selfish reasons.
His central insight was that firms exist because going to the market all the
time can
impose
heavy transaction costs.
Some businesses
impose
take-it-or-leave-it arbitration agreements on new hires.
First, it would have to
impose
binding emissions limits of the sort that it has
spent the last two decades evading.
But hotels upgrade their rooms to please business travelers whose expense accounts
impose
budget limits.
The two governments
impose
tariffs and other constraints on each other.
As air hits a bird in flight, it flows down the wings and creates vortices, which
impose
drag on a lone flyer.
Funding agencies have every right to
impose
restrictions on their funds.
National regulators will also have scope to
impose
more demanding standards.
But as use of neural implants grows, so does concern over the damage that those devices can
impose
on neural tissue.
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