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   im·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 foistforcethrustinflictobtrudepressurgeinformal:saddle someone withland someone withlumber someone with
   • ▪ forcibly put (a restriction) in place: "sanctions imposed on South Africa"
   • ▪ require (a duty, charge, or penalty) to be undertaken or paid: "a fine may be imposed" Similar levychargeexactapplyenforcesetestablishfixputlayinstituteintroducedecreeordainenactpromulgatebring into effectbring to bearinformal:clapslap
   • ▪ exert firm control over: "the director was unable to impose himself on the production"
   • 2. take advantage of someone by demanding their attention or commitment: "she realized that she had imposed on Miss Hatherby's kindness" Similar take advantage ofabuseexploittake liberties withmisuseill-treattreat unfairlymanipulatebothertroubledisturbinconvenienceput output to troubletake for grantedbe a burden onprey oninformal:walk all over
   • 3. arrange (pages of type) so that they will be in the correct order after printing and folding.

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘impute’): from French imposer, from Latin imponere ‘inflict, deceive’ (from in- ‘in, upon’ + ponere ‘put’), but influenced by impositus ‘inflicted’ and Old French poser ‘to place’.

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   Synonyms for IMPOSE: levy, charge, fine, put, assess, exact, lay, penalize; Antonyms of IMPOSE: diminish, lessen, remit, abate, ignore, forgive, release, disregard.

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   Synonyms for IMPOSE in English: deceive, trick, con, dupe, hoodwink, pull the wool over (somebody's) eyes, swindle, trick, cheat, rip off, ….

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   impose. /ɪmˈpoʊz/ /ɪmˈpʌʊz/ IPA guide. Other forms: imposed; imposing; imposes. 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.

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