impose

Definitions


[ɪmˈpəʊz], (Verb)

Definitions:
- force (an unwelcome decision or ruling) on someone
(e.g: the decision was theirs and was not imposed on them by others)

- take advantage of someone by demanding their attention or commitment
(e.g: 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


Phrases:

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 French poser ‘to place’




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