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im·pose I0062900 (ĭm-pōz′)v. im·posed, im·pos·ing, im·pos·es v.tr.1. To establish or apply as compulsory; levy: impose a tax.2. To bring about by authority or force; force to prevail: impose a peace settlement.3. To obtrude or force (oneself, for example) on another or others.4. Printing To arrange (type or plates) on an imposing stone.5. To offer or circulate fraudulently; pass off: imposed a fraud on consumers.v.intr. To force oneself on or take unfair advantage of others: You are always imposing on their generosity.
[Middle English imposen, from Old French imposer, alteration (influenced by poser, to put, place) of Latin impōnere, to place upon : in-, on; see in-2 + pōnere, to place; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]
im·pos′er n.imposed- boycott, embargo - A boycott is an organized popular protest, named for Captain Charles C. Boycott (1832-97), a land agent in Ireland to whom this was done in 1880; an embargo is usually imposed by a government.
- silentium - A place where silence is imposed (library, religious retreat).
- Pax Romana - An uneasy peace, as one imposed by a powerful state on a weaker or vanquished state.
- mumbletypeg - The children's game was first mumble-the-peg, descriptive of one of the penalties imposed on the loser.
Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | imposed - set forth authoritatively as obligatory; "the imposed taxation"; "rules imposed by society"obligatory - morally or legally constraining or binding; "attendance is obligatory"; "an obligatory contribution" |
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