impositionn.

/ɪmpəʊˈzɪʃən/

Forms: Middle English imposiscion, imposicoun, Middle English–1500s imposicion, (1500s inpossession), Middle English– imposition.

Etymology: Middle English < Latin impositiōn-em , noun of action from impōnĕre to place upon, impose n., or < Old French imposition, -icion (1317 in Godefroy). First used in the special senses 1b, 2, 5

a. The action of putting, placing, or laying on. Also concrete. A layer over something. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > [noun] > placing in contact with a surface

imposition1598

the world > space > relative position > high position > position upon > [noun] > placing upon or above

onlayinga1400

imposition1598

superimposition1611

superinduction1650

superposition1830

overlaying1862

overplacement1877

1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 38/2 The imposition of the fingers one the mouthes of the Veynes.

1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 54/2 On the sayed Straweberryes you must agayne strewe saulte, and agayne theron an impositione of strawberryes,..continuing the impositione of one on the other till the basen be repleate.

1833 T. Medwin Life Shelley (1847) II. 48 The imposition of my hand on his forehead, instantly put a stop to his spasms.

1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 6 Dec. 5/1 A Japanese lacquer box..in various stages of development, from the imposition of colour on the first stone to the last.

b. spec. The laying on of hands in blessing, ordination, confirmation, etc. [ < Latin impositio, Vulgate, Acts viii. 18.]

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > sacrament > order > ordination > [noun] > laying on of hands during

imposition1382

1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Pref. Ep. Jerome iii The grace, the which is ȝouun to hym bi imposicoun [a1425 L.V. puttyng to] of the prestis hond.

1548 T. Cranmer Catechismus sig. Ggvj The ministration of gods worde..was deryued from the Apostles vnto other after theim, by imposition of handes, and gyuynge the holy ghost.

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxvi. 168 With prayers of spirituall and personall benediction the maner hath bene in all ages to vse imposition of hands as a Ceremonie betokening our restrained desires to the partie, whome we present vnto God by prayer.

1660 Bp. J. Taylor Worthy Communicant i. iii. 59 Thus we find that the grace of God is given by the imposition of hands.

1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. 157 Ministers, or preaching presbyters..alone can..assist at the imposition of hands upon other ministers.

1885 W. E. Addis & T. Arnold Catholic Dict. (ed. 3) (at cited word) In two instances (the imposition of hands in ordination and confirmation) it [the rite] has received a sacramental efficacy.

c. Print. The imposing or arranging of pages of type in the forme.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > printing > preparatory processes > composing > [noun] > arranging in chase

imposing1824

imposition1824

1824 J. Johnson Typographia II. vii. 144 A general outline for the imposition of whatever odd matter there may be at the conclusion of a work.

1824 J. Johnson Typographia II. xiv. 495 Pages..laid down for imposition, without folios or head lines, must be rectified by the person who has been slovenly enough to adopt this plan.

2. The action of attaching, affixing, or ascribing; bestowal (of a name, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > [noun]

nemningOE

namingc1300

denominationc1400

imposition1430

nominationc1450

callingc1475

nominiona1513

christening1528

nuncupation1532

Christendom1570

dedication1576

appellation1583

denominative1589

nomenclaturea1620

cognomination1623

nomenclaturing1803

name-giving1863

nominature1864

the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > [noun] > a property, quality, or attribute > attribution of a character or quality

imposition1532

repute1539

reputationc1555

ascription1600

adscription1604

reference1612

attributinga1631

attribution1651

assignment1690

animism1866

animatism1899

1430–40 J. Lydgate tr. Bochas Fall of Princes (1544) i. i. 1 b Adam made an imposicion..to those beastes all Of very reason what men should them call.

1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer ii. f. cccxl Wel (quod I) this inpossession I wol wel vnderstande.

1599 R. Hakluyt tr. E. de Sande in Princ. Navigations (new ed.) II. ii. 89 Termed Cantam, which is rather the common name of the prouince, then a word of their proper imposition.

1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 49. ⁋1 The Imposition of honest Names and Words upon improper Subjects.

1870 J. H. Newman Ess. Gram. Assent i. §2. 7 By our apprehension of propositions I mean our imposition of a sense on the terms of which they are composed.

†3. Imputation, accusation, charge. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > accusation, charge > [noun]

acoupementc1300

accusinga1350

impeachment1387

accusementa1393

accusation?c1400

witingc1449

charge1477

impetition1530

threap1538

imputationa1586

deposition1587

impeach1591

insimulation1592

accusal1594

arraignment1595

taxation1605

arguing1611

tax1613

impositiona1616

tainture1621

incusation1623

touchinga1625

aggravation1626

accrimination1655

compellation1656

imputea1657

inculpation1798

finger-pointing1851

j'accuse1899

a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) i. ii. 76 The Imposition clear'd, Hereditarie ours.

a. The action of imposing or laying as a burden, duty, charge, or task; the action of inflicting, levying, enjoining, or enforcing.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > command > command or bidding > [noun] > imposition of a duty, charge, or task

imposition1593

impose1605

imposing1610

imposal1641

imposement1664

imposure1683

society > authority > subjection > obedience > compulsion > [noun] > compelling acceptance of or imposition

imposition1593

impose1605

imposal1641

imposement1664

imposure1683

1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie i. ii. 51 The imposition of this law vpon himself is his own free & voluntary act.

1594 W. Shakespeare Lucrece sig. M1^v At this request,..Each present Lord began to promise aide, As bound in Knighthood to her imposition .

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. ii. i. ii. 68 Their superstitious impositions of fasts.

1841–8 F. Myers Catholic Thoughts II. iii. §34. 123 Opinions..not derived from forcible external imposition.

1845 J. R. McCulloch Treat. Taxation i. iv. 108 The effects that would result from the imposition of taxes.

†b. The levying of a tax; taxation. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > taxation > [noun]

impositionc1374

taxing1413

levy1427

taxation1447

finance?c1475

taxage1483

levying1496

raisec1500

talliation1531

leviation1538

lay1558

tousting1565

stenting1587

cuttinga1599

imposing1610

assize1642

c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Cambr.) i. pr. iv. 9 Coempcion..þat weere estabelyssed vp on the poeple by swich a manere imposiscion as who so bowhte a bossel corn he moste yeue the kynge the fifte part.

1628 in Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion (1702) I. iii. 207 Any power of Imposition upon any Merchandizes.

5. Anything imposed, levied, or enjoined:

a. An impost; tax, duty; spec. in plural duties upon imports and exports imposed by the royal prerogative.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > [noun]

yieldc950

tollc1000

tolne1023

mailOE

lotlOE

ransomc1325

tail1340

pensiona1387

contribution1387

scat gild14..

due1423

responsionc1447

impositionc1460

devoirs1503

excisea1513

toloney1517

impost1569

cast1597

levy1640

responde1645

reprise1818

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > duty on goods > [noun] > on imported goods

custom1389

prise1455

aids1523

tariff1592

cocket1612

custom duty1677

indulto1691

ingate1701

parisis1714

inwards1761

customs duty1800

imposition1863

indult1900

c1460 J. Fortescue Governance of Eng. (1885) x. 132 He takith certayn imposicions made by hym selff vppon euery oxe.

1483 Act 1 Rich. III c. 2 A new Imposition called a Benevolence.

c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) lx. 210 He hath reissyd vp in all his londes new taylles & gables & inpossessyons.

1689 Bp. G. Burnet Tracts I. 44 Those who stay behind, can scarce live and pay those grievous Impositions that are laid upon them.

1839 T. Keightley Hist. Eng. (new ed.) I. 83 The lands of the church were also subject to the ordinary impositions for the public service.

1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. iii. ii. 601 Prerogative impositions at the ports were dormant from the reign of Edward III. to that of Mary.

†b. A command, charge, or ordinance imposed or laid upon one. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > command > command or bidding > [noun] > imposition of a duty, charge, or task > a charge imposed

imposition1600

put-upon1889

society > authority > subjection > obedience > compulsion > [noun] > compelling acceptance of or imposition > an imposition

imposition1600

1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice iii. iv. 33 I doe desire you not to denie this imposition, the which my loue and some necessity now layes vpon you.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 513 In those capitulations of peace..I find this expresse article and imposition, that they should not vse yron, but only about tillage of the ground.

1637 R. Humfrey tr. St. Ambrose Christian Offices i. 141 His imposition, ‘let those in Iudea flie to the mountaines’.

1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity iii. 7 The decrees and ceremonial impositions of men.

c. A literary exercise or task imposed as a punishment at school or college. (Colloquially abbreviated impo or impot.)

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > other types of punishment > [noun] > school punishment > written exercise or lines

imposition1746

poena1842

line1894

1746 T. Warton Progr. Discontent 121 When impositions were supplyd To light my pipe, or sooth my pride.

1785 T. Warton in J. Milton Poems (new ed.) 433 (note) Literary tasks called impositions.

1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. xii. 352 I have never forgotten the passage, since I once translated it at Oxford as an imposition.

1844 J. T. J. Hewlett Parsons & Widows I. xv. 286 The penalty for transgressing this..was a long imposition—task some would call it.

1899 Punch 22 Feb. 88/2 I..got an ‘impot’ for cribbing a Greek exercise.

6. The action of imposing upon or deceiving by palming off what is false or unreal; an instance of this, an imposture.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > [noun]

falsec1000

fraudc1330

barrat1340

faitery1377

defraudc1450

trumpery1481

covin1487

defraudationc1503

knavery1528

conveyance1531

imposture1537

defrauding1548

cozenage1583

impostry1585

catch-dolt1592

gullery1598

coggery1602

gullage1607

charlatism1611

impostury1615

quacksalvery1617

mountebankery1618

imposition1632

imposturisma1634

blaflum1637

charlatanry1638

defraudment1645

mountebankism1649

impostorya1652

impostorism1652

imposturage1654

impostery1656

mountebank1657

imposing1659

quackery1675

quackism1722

empiricism1774

cross1802

charlatanism1804

practitionery1818

cozenry1829

humbuggery1831

trick1833

thimble-shift1834

thimble-shifting1834

thimbleriggery1841

humbuggism1842

quackhood1843

quacksalverism1864

razzle-dazzle1928

spivery1948

shuck1958

shucking and jiving1969

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > [noun] > instance of

braida1000

fraudc1374

mock1523

brogue1537

flim-flamc1538

imposture1548

lie1560

cozening1576

smoke-hole1580

gullery1598

gull1600

cog1602

coggery1602

fraudulency1630

imposition1632

cheat1649

fourbery1650

prestige1656

sham1677

crimp1684

bite1711

humbug1750

swindle1778

hookum-snivey1781

shim-sham1797

gag1805

intake1808

racket1819

wooden nutmeg1822

sell1838

caper1851

skin game1879

Kaffir bargain1899

swizzle1913

swizz1915

put-on1919

ready-up1924

rort1926

jack-up1945

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. iii. 108 When the flat contrary of his abjured impositions, is infallibly knowne to be of undoubted trueth.

1708 J. Swift Elegy on Partridge The predictions you printed..were mere impositions on the people.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones VI. xvi. ix. 72 He was afraid Miss Western would never agree to an Imposition of this Kind.

1871 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues I. 549 He who would either impose on others or escape imposition must know the truth.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	imposition
释义	impositionn. /ɪmpəʊˈzɪʃən/ Forms: Middle English imposiscion, imposicoun, Middle English–1500s imposicion, (1500s inpossession), Middle English– imposition. Etymology: Middle English < Latin impositiōn-em , noun of action from impōnĕre to place upon, impose n., or < Old French imposition, -icion (1317 in Godefroy). First used in the special senses 1b, 2, 5 1. a. The action of putting, placing, or laying on. Also concrete. A layer over something. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > [noun] > placing in contact with a surface imposition1598 the world > space > relative position > high position > position upon > [noun] > placing upon or above onlayinga1400 imposition1598 superimposition1611 superinduction1650 superposition1830 overlaying1862 overplacement1877 1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 38/2 The imposition of the fingers one the mouthes of the Veynes. 1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 54/2 On the sayed Straweberryes you must agayne strewe saulte, and agayne theron an impositione of strawberryes,..continuing the impositione of one on the other till the basen be repleate. 1833 T. Medwin Life Shelley (1847) II. 48 The imposition of my hand on his forehead, instantly put a stop to his spasms. 1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 6 Dec. 5/1 A Japanese lacquer box..in various stages of development, from the imposition of colour on the first stone to the last. b. spec. The laying on of hands in blessing, ordination, confirmation, etc. [ < Latin impositio, Vulgate, Acts viii. 18.] ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > sacrament > order > ordination > [noun] > laying on of hands during imposition1382 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Pref. Ep. Jerome iii The grace, the which is ȝouun to hym bi imposicoun [a1425 L.V. puttyng to] of the prestis hond. 1548 T. Cranmer Catechismus sig. Ggvj The ministration of gods worde..was deryued from the Apostles vnto other after theim, by imposition of handes, and gyuynge the holy ghost. 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxvi. 168 With prayers of spirituall and personall benediction the maner hath bene in all ages to vse imposition of hands as a Ceremonie betokening our restrained desires to the partie, whome we present vnto God by prayer. 1660 Bp. J. Taylor Worthy Communicant i. iii. 59 Thus we find that the grace of God is given by the imposition of hands. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. 157 Ministers, or preaching presbyters..alone can..assist at the imposition of hands upon other ministers. 1885 W. E. Addis & T. Arnold Catholic Dict. (ed. 3) (at cited word) In two instances (the imposition of hands in ordination and confirmation) it [the rite] has received a sacramental efficacy. c. Print. The imposing or arranging of pages of type in the forme. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > preparatory processes > composing > [noun] > arranging in chase imposing1824 imposition1824 1824 J. Johnson Typographia II. vii. 144 A general outline for the imposition of whatever odd matter there may be at the conclusion of a work. 1824 J. Johnson Typographia II. xiv. 495 Pages..laid down for imposition, without folios or head lines, must be rectified by the person who has been slovenly enough to adopt this plan. 2. The action of attaching, affixing, or ascribing; bestowal (of a name, etc.). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > [noun] nemningOE namingc1300 denominationc1400 imposition1430 nominationc1450 callingc1475 nominiona1513 christening1528 nuncupation1532 Christendom1570 dedication1576 appellation1583 denominative1589 nomenclaturea1620 cognomination1623 nomenclaturing1803 name-giving1863 nominature1864 the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > [noun] > a property, quality, or attribute > attribution of a character or quality imposition1532 repute1539 reputationc1555 ascription1600 adscription1604 reference1612 attributinga1631 attribution1651 assignment1690 animism1866 animatism1899 1430–40 J. Lydgate tr. Bochas Fall of Princes (1544) i. i. 1 b Adam made an imposicion..to those beastes all Of very reason what men should them call. 1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer ii. f. cccxl Wel (quod I) this inpossession I wol wel vnderstande. 1599 R. Hakluyt tr. E. de Sande in Princ. Navigations (new ed.) II. ii. 89 Termed Cantam, which is rather the common name of the prouince, then a word of their proper imposition. 1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 49. ⁋1 The Imposition of honest Names and Words upon improper Subjects. 1870 J. H. Newman Ess. Gram. Assent i. §2. 7 By our apprehension of propositions I mean our imposition of a sense on the terms of which they are composed. †3. Imputation, accusation, charge. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > accusation, charge > [noun] acoupementc1300 accusinga1350 impeachment1387 accusementa1393 accusation?c1400 witingc1449 charge1477 impetition1530 threap1538 imputationa1586 deposition1587 impeach1591 insimulation1592 accusal1594 arraignment1595 taxation1605 arguing1611 tax1613 impositiona1616 tainture1621 incusation1623 touchinga1625 aggravation1626 accrimination1655 compellation1656 imputea1657 inculpation1798 finger-pointing1851 j'accuse1899 a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) i. ii. 76 The Imposition clear'd, Hereditarie ours. View more context for this quotation 4. a. The action of imposing or laying as a burden, duty, charge, or task; the action of inflicting, levying, enjoining, or enforcing. ΘΚΠ society > authority > command > command or bidding > [noun] > imposition of a duty, charge, or task imposition1593 impose1605 imposing1610 imposal1641 imposement1664 imposure1683 society > authority > subjection > obedience > compulsion > [noun] > compelling acceptance of or imposition imposition1593 impose1605 imposal1641 imposement1664 imposure1683 1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie i. ii. 51 The imposition of this law vpon himself is his own free & voluntary act. 1594 W. Shakespeare Lucrece sig. M1^v At this request,..Each present Lord began to promise aide, As bound in Knighthood to her imposition . View more context for this quotation 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. ii. i. ii. 68 Their superstitious impositions of fasts. 1841–8 F. Myers Catholic Thoughts II. iii. §34. 123 Opinions..not derived from forcible external imposition. 1845 J. R. McCulloch Treat. Taxation i. iv. 108 The effects that would result from the imposition of taxes. †b. The levying of a tax; taxation. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > taxation > [noun] impositionc1374 taxing1413 levy1427 taxation1447 finance?c1475 taxage1483 levying1496 raisec1500 talliation1531 leviation1538 lay1558 tousting1565 stenting1587 cuttinga1599 imposing1610 assize1642 c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Cambr.) i. pr. iv. 9 Coempcion..þat weere estabelyssed vp on the poeple by swich a manere imposiscion as who so bowhte a bossel corn he moste yeue the kynge the fifte part. 1628 in Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion (1702) I. iii. 207 Any power of Imposition upon any Merchandizes. 5. Anything imposed, levied, or enjoined: a. An impost; tax, duty; spec. in plural duties upon imports and exports imposed by the royal prerogative. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > [noun] yieldc950 tollc1000 tolne1023 mailOE lotlOE ransomc1325 tail1340 pensiona1387 contribution1387 scat gild14.. due1423 responsionc1447 impositionc1460 devoirs1503 excisea1513 toloney1517 impost1569 cast1597 levy1640 responde1645 reprise1818 society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > duty on goods > [noun] > on imported goods custom1389 prise1455 aids1523 tariff1592 cocket1612 custom duty1677 indulto1691 ingate1701 parisis1714 inwards1761 customs duty1800 imposition1863 indult1900 c1460 J. Fortescue Governance of Eng. (1885) x. 132 He takith certayn imposicions made by hym selff vppon euery oxe. 1483 Act 1 Rich. III c. 2 A new Imposition called a Benevolence. c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) lx. 210 He hath reissyd vp in all his londes new taylles & gables & inpossessyons. 1689 Bp. G. Burnet Tracts I. 44 Those who stay behind, can scarce live and pay those grievous Impositions that are laid upon them. 1839 T. Keightley Hist. Eng. (new ed.) I. 83 The lands of the church were also subject to the ordinary impositions for the public service. 1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. iii. ii. 601 Prerogative impositions at the ports were dormant from the reign of Edward III. to that of Mary. †b. A command, charge, or ordinance imposed or laid upon one. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > command > command or bidding > [noun] > imposition of a duty, charge, or task > a charge imposed imposition1600 put-upon1889 society > authority > subjection > obedience > compulsion > [noun] > compelling acceptance of or imposition > an imposition imposition1600 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice iii. iv. 33 I doe desire you not to denie this imposition, the which my loue and some necessity now layes vpon you. View more context for this quotation 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 513 In those capitulations of peace..I find this expresse article and imposition, that they should not vse yron, but only about tillage of the ground. 1637 R. Humfrey tr. St. Ambrose Christian Offices i. 141 His imposition, ‘let those in Iudea flie to the mountaines’. 1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity iii. 7 The decrees and ceremonial impositions of men. c. A literary exercise or task imposed as a punishment at school or college. (Colloquially abbreviated impo or impot.) ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > other types of punishment > [noun] > school punishment > written exercise or lines imposition1746 poena1842 line1894 1746 T. Warton Progr. Discontent 121 When impositions were supplyd To light my pipe, or sooth my pride. 1785 T. Warton in J. Milton Poems (new ed.) 433 (note) Literary tasks called impositions. 1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. xii. 352 I have never forgotten the passage, since I once translated it at Oxford as an imposition. 1844 J. T. J. Hewlett Parsons & Widows I. xv. 286 The penalty for transgressing this..was a long imposition—task some would call it. 1899 Punch 22 Feb. 88/2 I..got an ‘impot’ for cribbing a Greek exercise. 6. The action of imposing upon or deceiving by palming off what is false or unreal; an instance of this, an imposture. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > [noun] falsec1000 fraudc1330 barrat1340 faitery1377 defraudc1450 trumpery1481 covin1487 defraudationc1503 knavery1528 conveyance1531 imposture1537 defrauding1548 cozenage1583 impostry1585 catch-dolt1592 gullery1598 coggery1602 gullage1607 charlatism1611 impostury1615 quacksalvery1617 mountebankery1618 imposition1632 imposturisma1634 blaflum1637 charlatanry1638 defraudment1645 mountebankism1649 impostorya1652 impostorism1652 imposturage1654 impostery1656 mountebank1657 imposing1659 quackery1675 quackism1722 empiricism1774 cross1802 charlatanism1804 practitionery1818 cozenry1829 humbuggery1831 trick1833 thimble-shift1834 thimble-shifting1834 thimbleriggery1841 humbuggism1842 quackhood1843 quacksalverism1864 razzle-dazzle1928 spivery1948 shuck1958 shucking and jiving1969 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > [noun] > instance of braida1000 fraudc1374 mock1523 brogue1537 flim-flamc1538 imposture1548 lie1560 cozening1576 smoke-hole1580 gullery1598 gull1600 cog1602 coggery1602 fraudulency1630 imposition1632 cheat1649 fourbery1650 prestige1656 sham1677 crimp1684 bite1711 humbug1750 swindle1778 hookum-snivey1781 shim-sham1797 gag1805 intake1808 racket1819 wooden nutmeg1822 sell1838 caper1851 skin game1879 Kaffir bargain1899 swizzle1913 swizz1915 put-on1919 ready-up1924 rort1926 jack-up1945 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. iii. 108 When the flat contrary of his abjured impositions, is infallibly knowne to be of undoubted trueth. 1708 J. Swift Elegy on Partridge The predictions you printed..were mere impositions on the people. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones VI. xvi. ix. 72 He was afraid Miss Western would never agree to an Imposition of this Kind. View more context for this quotation 1871 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues I. 549 He who would either impose on others or escape imposition must know the truth. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.c1374
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