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- Dictionaryimpose/ɪmˈpəʊz/
verb
- 1. force (an unwelcome decision or ruling) on someone: "the decision was theirs and was not imposed on them by others" Similar
- 2. take advantage of someone by demanding their attention or commitment: "she realized that she had imposed on Mark's kindness" Similar
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to establish something as a rule to be obeyed, or to force the acceptance of something: Settlers often imposed their culture on the peoples of the countries they conquered. impose verb (INCONVENIENCE)
1. a. : to establish or apply by authority. impose a tax. impose new restrictions. impose penalties. b. : to establish or bring about as if by force. those limits imposed by our own inadequacies C. H. Plimpton. 2. : to force into the company or on the attention of another. impose oneself on others. 3. a. : place, set. b.
Impose definition: to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.. See examples of IMPOSE used in a sentence.
to establish something as a rule to be obeyed, or to force the acceptance of something: Settlers often imposed their culture on the peoples of the countries they conquered. impose verb (INCONVENIENCE)
If you impose your opinions or beliefs on other people, you try and make people accept them as a rule or as a model to copy.
To impose means to force or inflict something on someone else. If you want to impose your musical taste on your parents, play your tunes all day at top volume. The verb impose emerged in the 1580s, meaning "to lay on as a burden," which is very similar to the modern meaning.
Definition of impose verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To establish or apply as compulsory; levy: impose a tax. 2. To bring about by authority or force; force to prevail: impose a peace settlement. 3. To obtrude or force (oneself, for example) on another or others. 4. Printing To arrange (type or plates) on an imposing stone. 5.
IMPOSE definition: 1. to officially order that a rule, tax, punishment, etc will happen: 2. to force someone to…. Learn more.
impose meaning, definition, what is impose: if someone in authority imposes a rule, ...: Learn more.
