foist
/fɔɪst
/verb [with object] (foist someone/thing on)
Impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on: she had no desire to have an elderly relative foisted on her...
- It foisted an unnecessary holiday on all Government schools, certainly an outrageous concession that nobody deserves and demands.
- He's patient and doesn't foist his presence on anyone, but rather waits for them to acknowledge him as a companion.
- He accuses Mr Behnam of foisting his opinion on others.
Synonyms
impose, force, thrust, offload, unload, dump, palm off, fob off;
shift on to;
pass off, get rid of;
(foist something on to someone) saddle someone with, land someone with, burden someone with, lumber someone with
Origin
Mid 16th century (in the sense 'palm a false die, so as to produce it at the right moment'): from Dutch dialect vuisten 'take in the hand', from vuist (see fist).
Rhymes
- present perfect
- present stem
- present tense
- present-time
- present value
- present worth
- presepe
- presepio
- preservable
- preserval
- preservation
- preservationism
- preservationist
- preservation order
- preservatise
- preservative
- preservatize
- preservator
- preservatory
- preserve
- preserved lemon
- preserved pension
- preserver
- pre-service
- preserving glass