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Impose Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Impose?
[v] impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"
[v] impose and collect; "levy a fine" [v] compel or impose; "Social relations impose courtesy" Synonyms | Synonyms for Impose: bring down | enforce | inflict | levy | visit Related Terms | Find terms related to Impose: abuse | administer the Eucharist | anoint | appoint | ask | ask for | assess | authorize | barge in | blackmail | break in | break in upon | brook no denial | burden | burden with | burst in | butt in | call for | challenge | charge | charge for | charge in | chrism | claim | clamor for | come between | command | compel | compose | confirm | constrain | crash | crash in | crash the gates | creep in | crowd in | cry for | cut in | decree | demand | dictate | do duty | drag in | edge in | elbow in | encroach | enjoin | entrench | exact | exploit | extort | fasten upon | fob | foist | foist in | force | freight with | horn in | impinge | impose on | impose upon | indent | infiltrate | inflict | inflict on | inflict upon | infringe | insinuate | interfere | interlope | interpose | interrupt | intervene | intrude | invade | irrupt | issue an ultimatum | justify | lade | lay | lay down | lay hands on | lay on | leave no option | levy | make a demand | make dutiable | make free | make obligatory | make up | minister | misuse | necessitate | oblige | obtrude | officiate | ordain | order | order up | overrun | perform a rite | perform service | pi | pi a form | place | place an order | prescribe | press in | presume | pro rata | prorate | push in | put | put down | put in requisition | put on | put upon | require | requisition | rush in | saddle | saddle with | screw | set | set in print | slink in | slip in | smash in | sneak in | squeeze in | steal in | stick for | storm in | subject to | take advantage of | take liberties | take no denial | task | tax | throng in | thrust in | tithe | trench | trespass | use | visit | warn | weight down with | wish | work in | worm in | wreak | wreck | yoke with See Also | bill | carry | charge | clamp | dictate | distrain | execute | fine | foist | give | intrude | lay | mulct | obtrude | order | prescribe | reimpose | tax | tithe Impose In Webster's Dictionary \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. \Im*pose"\, n. A command; injunction. [Obs.] --Shak. |
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