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imposed
[ im-pohzd ]
adjective
- laid on by someone, especially an authority, as something to be endured, obeyed, paid, etc.:
Offenders receive swiftly imposed but meaningful community service assignments, which the court monitors daily for compliance.
- thrust or forced upon someone else, as one’s tastes, ideas, company, etc.:
I pray for my children to grow confidently into who they have been created to be, free from the pressure of imposed reputation and expectation.
- created or established forcibly or artificially rather than developing naturally:
All living systems organize and reorganize themselves into adaptive patterns and structures without any externally imposed plan or direction.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of impose ( def ).
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲ··Dz adjective
- ܲ··Dz adjective
- ɱ-·Dz adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of imposed1
Example Sentences
Wall Street has clawed back losses incurred after President Donald Trump imposed global tariffs a month ago, capping the longest winning streak in two decades for US stocks.
But if Israel does not lift its blockade, by far the longest it has ever imposed on Gaza, the kitchens - a last lifeline for so many - will soon have nothing to distribute.
Tariffs - imposed on ally and adversary alike - have travelled the whole world.
Since returning to the White House in January, Trump has imposed taxes of up to 145% on Chinese imports.
After Russia, Iran has been under the most extensive set of sanctions in history – the sanctions that the US has imposed on the country.
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