impose+upon

  • 11impose on — phrasal or impose upon 1. a. : to force oneself especially obnoxiously on (others) b. obsolete : to encroach or infringe on : infringe …

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  • 12impose on — (also impose upon) Deceive, cheat, chouse, trick, be fool, hoax, dupe, delude, circumvent, victimize, play upon, put upon …

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  • 13impose — verb a) to establish or apply by authority Congress imposed new tariffs. b) to be an inconvenience I dont wish to impose upon you …

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  • 14impose — 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,… …

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  • 15impose — [v] set, dictate appoint, burden, charge, command, compel, constrain, decree, demand, encroach, enforce, enjoin, establish, exact, fix, foist, force, force upon, horn in, inflict, infringe, institute, introduce, intrude, lade, lay, lay down, lay… …

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  • 16impose — imposable, adj. imposer, n. /im pohz /, v., imposed, imposing. v.t. 1. to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes. 2. to put or set by or as if by authority: to impose one s personal… …

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  • 17impose — [c]/ɪmˈpoʊz / (say im pohz) verb (imposed, imposing) –verb (t) 1. to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, etc.: to impose taxes. 2. to put or set by, or as by, authority: to impose an arbitrary meaning upon words. 3 …

  • 18impose — v. 1) (D; intr., refl.) to impose on, upon ( to take advantage of ) (to impose on smb. s good nature; don t impose yourself on them) 2) (D; tr.) ( to levy ) to impose on (to impose a new tax on cigarettes) * * * [ɪm pəʊz] upon (to impose on smb.… …

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  • 19impose — [[t]ɪmpo͟ʊz[/t]] ♦♦ imposes, imposing, imposed 1) VERB If you impose something on people, you use your authority to force them to accept it. [V n on n] Britain was the first country to impose fines on airlines which bring passengers without… …

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  • 20impose — 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… …

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