impose
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See also imposé
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle French imposer (“to lay on, impose”), taking the place of Latin imponere (“to lay on, impose”), from in (“on, upon”) + ponere (“to put place”).
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Verb
impose (third-person singular simple present imposes, present participle imposing, simple past and past participle imposed)
- (transitive) to establish or apply by authority
- Congress imposed new tariffs.
- 2011 December 10, Arindam Rej, “Norwich 4 - 2 Newcastle”, BBC Sport:
- Norwich soon began imposing themselves on that patched-up defence with Holt having their best early chance, only to see it blocked by Simpson.
- (intransitive) to be an inconvenience
- I don't wish to impose upon you.
- to enforce: compel to behave in a certain way
- Social relations impose courtesy
[edit] Derived terms
Terms derived from "impose"
[edit] Translations
to establish or apply by authority
to be an inconvenience
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[edit] External links
- impose in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- impose in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- impose at OneLook Dictionary Search
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[edit] French
[edit] Verb
impose
- first-person singular present indicative of imposer
- third-person singular present indicative of imposer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of imposer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of imposer
- second-person singular imperative of imposer
[edit] Italian
[edit] Verb
impose
- third-person singular past historic of imporre
