The meaning of Impose
Impose – definition
verbForce (an unwelcome decision or ruling) on someone.
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The decision was theirs and was not imposed on them by othersverbTake advantage of someone by demanding their attention or commitment.
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She realized that she had imposed on mark's kindnessverbArrange (pages of type) so as to be in the correct order after printing and folding.
verbTo establish something as a rule to be obeyed, or to force the acceptance of something
Usage examples:
Settlers often imposed their culture on the peoples of the countries they conquered., she’s always …
verbTo introduce a new law, tax, rule, or punishment
Usage examples:
Impose a ban/restriction/penalty on sb/sth they are calling for the regulatory body to impose a ban…
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Word origin
late 15th century (in the sense ‘impute’): from French imposer, from Latin imponere ‘inflict, deceive’ (from in- ‘in, upon’ + ponere ‘put’), but influenced by impositus ‘inflicted’ and Old Fr
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