impose (verb)
1impose — ► VERB 1) force to be accepted, undertaken, or complied with. 2) (often impose on) take unfair advantage of someone. ORIGIN French imposer, from Latin imponere inflict, deceive …
2impose — verb (imposed; imposing) Etymology: Middle French imposer, from Latin imponere, literally, to put upon (perfect indicative imposui), from in + ponere to put more at position Date: 1581 transitive verb 1. a. to establish or apply by authority <… …
3impose — im‧pose [ɪmˈpəʊz ǁ ˈpoʊz] verb impose a ban/tax/fine etc to officially order that something should be forbidden, taxed etc: • The city council can not impose a utility tax without voter approval. • The US Commerce Department threatened to… …
4impose — I (enforce) verb bid, bind, burden, charge, coerce, command, compel, conscript, constrain, decree, demand, dictate, direct, drive, enact, encumber, enjoin, exact, execute, extort, force upon, impel, imponere, iniungere, insist upon, lay upon,… …
5impose — verb ADVERB ▪ effectively ▪ The terms of the contract were effectively imposed rather than agreed. ▪ simply ▪ New technology cannot be used successfully if it is simply imposed on an unwilling workforce. ▪ …
6impose — verb 1 impose a ban/tax/fine etc (on) to officially order that something should be forbidden, restricted, taxed etc, or that someone should be punished: The government imposed a ban on the sale of ivory. | We have decided to impose sanctions on… …
7impose — verb a) to establish or apply by authority Congress imposed new tariffs. b) to be an inconvenience I dont wish to impose upon you …
8impose a penalty — I verb bring to account, discipline, exact a penalty, execute a sentence, fine, inflict punishment, levy, penalize, punish, rebuke, reprimand, subject to penalty, subject to punishment associated concepts: judgment, sentence II index condemn ( …
9impose — verb 1》 force to be accepted, done, or complied with. 2》 (usu. impose on) take advantage of someone. 3》 Printing arrange (pages of type) so as to be in the correct order after printing and folding. Origin C15 (earlier (ME) as imposition): from Fr …
10impose — verb 1) he imposed his ideas on the art director Syn: foist, force, inflict, press, urge; informal saddle someone with, land someone with 2) new taxes will be imposed Syn: levy, charge, apply, enforce; set …