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- Dictionaryim·pose/imˈpōz/
verb
- 1. force (something unwelcome or unfamiliar) to be accepted or put in place: "the decision was theirs and was not imposed on them by others" Similar
- 2. take advantage of someone by demanding their attention or commitment: "she realized that she had imposed on Miss Hatherby's kindness" Similar
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The meaning of IMPOSE is to establish or apply by authority. How to use impose in a sentence. Did you know?
to establish something as a rule to be obeyed, or to force the acceptance of something: Settlers often imposed their culture on the peoples of the countries they conquered. impose verb (INCONVENIENCE)
Impose definition: to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.. See examples of IMPOSE used in a sentence.
to establish something as a rule to be obeyed, or to force the acceptance of something: Settlers often imposed their culture on the peoples of the countries they conquered. impose verb (INCONVENIENCE)
To impose means to force or inflict something on someone else. If you want to impose your musical taste on your parents, play your tunes all day at top volume. The verb impose emerged in the 1580s, meaning "to lay on as a burden," which is very similar to the modern meaning.
If you impose your opinions or beliefs on other people, you try and make people accept them as a rule or as a model to copy.
Definition of impose verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
