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impose
[im-pohz]
verb (used with object)
to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc..
to impose taxes.
to put or set by or as if by authority.
to impose one's personal preference on others.
to obtrude or thrust (oneself, one's company, etc.) upon others.
Synonyms: ,to pass or palm off fraudulently or deceptively.
He imposed his pretentious books on the public.
Printing.Ģżto lay (type pages, plates, etc.) in proper order on an imposing stone or the like and secure in a chase for printing.
to lay on or inflict, as a penalty.
Archaic.Ģżto put or place on something, or in a particular place.
Obsolete.Ģżto lay on (the hands) ceremonially, as in confirmation or ordination.
verb (used without object)
to make an impression on the mind; impose one's or its authority or influence.
to obtrude oneself or one's requirements, as upon others.
Are you sure my request doesn't impose?
to presume, as upon patience or good nature.
impose
/ ÉŖ³¾Ė±čÉŹ³ś /
verb
(tr) to establish as something to be obeyed or complied with; enforce
to impose a tax on the people
to force (oneself, one's presence, etc) on another or others; obtrude
(intr) to take advantage, as of a person or quality
to impose on someone's kindness
(tr) printing to arrange pages so that after printing and folding the pages will be in the correct order
(tr) to pass off deceptively; foist
to impose a hoax on someone
(tr) (of a bishop or priest) to lay (the hands) on the head of a candidate for certain sacraments
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- imposable adjective
- imposer noun
- overimpose verb (used with object)
- preimpose verb (used with object)
- reimpose verb
- ¾±³¾Ė±č“Ē²õ±š°ł noun
- ¾±³¾Ė±č“Ē²õ²¹²ś±ō±š adjective
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of impose1
Example Sentences
The tours, though, would struggle to impose mandatory interviews because they are organisations effectively run by the players themselves.
Hours before downtown Los Angeles headed into its sixth night under curfew orders imposed by L.A.
Set in the idyllic island of Naxos, Greece, Pochoda refashions Euripidesā āThe Bacchaeā to weave a hypnotic tale of recently widowed Lena, breaking free from the strictures imposed by the men in her life.
And yet now the G7 finds itself dealing with damaging tariffs imposed by one of its members.
Thatās because an indefinite 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew imposed on downtown Los Angeles following days of immigration enforcement demonstrations has turned this nightlife hub into a practical ghost town.
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