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Word: Impose
Speech Type: Verb
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 French poser ‘to place’
ɪmˈpəʊz
force (an unwelcome decision or ruling) on someone
Short Definition:force something to be accepted
Examples:- the decision was theirs and was not imposed on them by others
take advantage of someone by demanding their attention or commitment
Short Definition:take advantage of someone
Examples:- she realized that she had imposed on Mark's kindness
arrange (pages of type) so as to be in the correct order after printing and folding.
Short Definition:arrange pages of type
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