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foist
foist F0223200 (foist)tr.v. foist·ed, foist·ing, foists 1. To pass off as genuine, valuable, or worthy: "I can usually tell whether a poet ... is foisting off on us what he'd like to think is pure invention" (J.D. Salinger).2. To impose (something or someone unwanted) upon another by coercion or trickery: They had extra work foisted on them because they couldn't say no to the boss.3. To insert fraudulently or deceitfully: foisted unfair provisions into the contract.
[Probably Dutch dialectal vuisten, to take in hand, from Middle Dutch, from vuist, fist; see penkwe in Indo-European roots.]foist (fɔɪst) vb (tr) 1. (often foll by: off or on) to sell or pass off (something, esp an inferior article) as genuine, valuable, etc2. (Law) (usually foll by: in or into) to insert surreptitiously or wrongfully[C16: probably from obsolete Dutch vuisten to enclose in one's hand, from Middle Dutch vuist fist]foist (fɔɪst)
v.t. 1. to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usu. fol. by off, on, or upon): to foist inferior goods on a customer. 2. to put or introduce surreptitiously or fraudulently (usu. fol. by in or into). [1535–45; < dial. Dutch vuisten, fist] foist
Past participle: foisted
Gerund: foisting
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| I foist | | you foist | | he/she/it foists | | we foist | | you foist | | they foist |
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| I foisted | | you foisted | | he/she/it foisted | | we foisted | | you foisted | | they foisted |
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| I am foisting | | you are foisting | | he/she/it is foisting | | we are foisting | | you are foisting | | they are foisting |
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| I have foisted | | you have foisted | | he/she/it has foisted | | we have foisted | | you have foisted | | they have foisted |
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| I was foisting | | you were foisting | | he/she/it was foisting | | we were foisting | | you were foisting | | they were foisting |
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| I had foisted | | you had foisted | | he/she/it had foisted | | we had foisted | | you had foisted | | they had foisted |
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| I will foist | | you will foist | | he/she/it will foist | | we will foist | | you will foist | | they will foist |
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| I will have foisted | | you will have foisted | | he/she/it will have foisted | | we will have foisted | | you will have foisted | | they will have foisted |
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| I will be foisting | | you will be foisting | | he/she/it will be foisting | | we will be foisting | | you will be foisting | | they will be foisting |
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| I have been foisting | | you have been foisting | | he/she/it has been foisting | | we have been foisting | | you have been foisting | | they have been foisting |
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| I will have been foisting | | you will have been foisting | | he/she/it will have been foisting | | we will have been foisting | | you will have been foisting | | they will have been foisting |
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| I had been foisting | | you had been foisting | | he/she/it had been foisting | | we had been foisting | | you had been foisting | | they had been foisting |
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| I would foist | | you would foist | | he/she/it would foist | | we would foist | | you would foist | | they would foist |
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| I would have foisted | | you would have foisted | | he/she/it would have foisted | | we would have foisted | | you would have foisted | | they would have foisted |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | foist - to force onto another; "He foisted his work on me"inflict, impose, bring down, visit - impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students" | | 2. | foist - insert surreptitiously or without warrantput in, stick in, inclose, insert, introduce, enclose - introduce; "Insert your ticket here" |
foist verbfoist something on or upon someone force I don't foist my beliefs on other people.foist something or someone off on someone unload, get rid of, pass off, palm off No wonder she was so keen to foist him off on us.foistverb1. To offer or put into circulation (an inferior or spurious item):fob off, palm off, pass off, put off.2. To force (another) to accept a burden:impose, inflict, saddle.Informal: stick.3. To introduce gradually and slyly:edge, infiltrate, insinuate, wind, work, worm.Translationsattaccareimporrerifilareopdringenopzadelenfoist
foist (something) (up)on (one)To force or impose something unwanted or worthless on one. Why are you trying to foist all of these old hats on me? You're cleaning out your attic, aren't you? With Hollywood always foisting garbage upon us, it's a breath of fresh air when a quality film appears in theaters.See also: foistfoist off on (one)To force or impose something unwanted or worthless on one. A noun or pronoun can be used between "foist" and "off." Why are you trying to foist all of these old hats off on me? You're cleaning out your attic, aren't you? With Hollywood always foisting garbage off on us, it's a breath of fresh air when a quality film appears in theaters.See also: foist, off, onfoist (someone or something) offTo force or impose something unwanted or worthless on one. Why are you trying to foist all of these old hats off? You're cleaning out your attic, aren't you? With Hollywood always foisting garbage off, it's a breath of fresh air when a quality film appears in theaters.See also: foist, offfoist someone or something off (on someone or something)to cast someone or something unwanted off on someone or a group. Please don't try to foist cheap merchandise off on me. Don't foist off your brother on me! You can't foist that stuff off! It's worthless! People won't buy it!See also: foist, offfoist off onv. To force something, especially something unwanted, worthless, or false, on someone: She foisted off the furniture on the new owners. The peddler foisted his wares off on the unsuspecting crowd. See also: foist, off, onfoist
Related to foist: rebuffedSynonyms for foistphrase foist something on or upon someoneSynonymsphrase foist something or someone off on someoneSynonyms- unload
- get rid of
- pass off
- palm off
Synonyms for foistverb to offer or put into circulation (an inferior or spurious item)Synonyms- fob off
- palm off
- pass off
- put off
verb to force (another) to accept a burdenSynonymsverb to introduce gradually and slylySynonyms- edge
- infiltrate
- insinuate
- wind
- work
- worm
Words related to foistverb to force onto anotherRelated Words- inflict
- impose
- bring down
- visit
verb insert surreptitiously or without warrantRelated Words- put in
- stick in
- inclose
- insert
- introduce
- enclose
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