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| im·pose [ im pṓz ] (past and past participle im·posed, present participle im·pos·ing, 3rd person present singular im·pos·es) |
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1. transitive verb levy or enforce something: to lay down something compulsory such as a tax or a punishment
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2. transitive verb insist on something: to make people agree to something or comply with something by having superior strength or authority
  We believe that one country should not try to impose its culture on another.
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3. transitive and intransitive verb inconvenience somebody: to demand somebody's attention or time in an unreasonable manner
The guests' increasing demands imposed on the family's hospitality.
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4. transitive verb pass off something on somebody: to use deceit or fraud to give something to somebody or to persuade somebody to accept something
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5. transitive verb printing arrange pages: to order the pages of material such as a book or magazine for printing
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6. transitive verb religion lay on hands: to bless somebody, e.g. in confirmation or ordination, by laying hands on the person's head
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| [15th century. < French imposer (influenced by poser "to put") < Latin imponere "place into" < ponere "to place"] |
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| im·pos·a·ble adjective |
| im·pos·er noun |
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