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Definition of Impose
1. Verb. Compel to behave in a certain way. "Social relations impose courtesy"
2. Verb. Impose something unpleasant. "The principal visited his rage on the students"
Generic synonyms: Communicate, Intercommunicate
Specialized synonyms: Dictate, Order, Prescribe, Intrude, Obtrude, Clamp, Give, Foist
Derivative terms: Imposition, Imposition, Infliction, Visitation
3. Verb. Impose and collect. "Levy a fine"
Specialized synonyms: Toll, Tithe, Reimpose, Lay, Mulct, Tax, Distrain
Generic synonyms: Bill, Charge
Derivative terms: Imposition, Levy
Definition of Impose
1. v. t. To lay on; to set or place; to put; to deposit.
2. v. i. To practice tricks or deception.
3. n. A command; injunction.
Definition of Impose
1. Verb. (transitive) to establish or apply by authority ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) to be an inconvenience ¹
3. Verb. to enforce: compel to behave in a certain way ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Impose
1. to establish as compulsory [v -POSED, -POSING, -POSES]
Medical Definition of Impose
1. 1. To lay on; to set or place; to put; to deposit. "Cakes of salt and barley [she] did impose Within a wicker basket." (Chapman) 2. To lay as a charge, burden, tax, duty, obligation, command, penalty, etc.; to enjoin; to levy; to inflict; as, to impose a toll or tribute. "What fates impose, that men must needs abide." (Shak) "Death is the penalty imposed." (Milton) "Thou on the deep imposest nobler laws." (Waller) 3. To lay on, as the hands, in the religious rites of confirmation and ordination. 4. To arrange in proper order on a table of stone or metal and lock up in a chase for printing; said of columns or pages of type, forms, etc. Origin: F. Imposer; pref. Im- in + poser to place. See Pose. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Impose
Literary usage of Impose
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1922)
"Municipal corporations <g=>966(l)—Towns held to have statutory authority to impose
ad valorem town tax on capital of merchants. Code 1004, S 1043, ..."
2. Principles of the English Law of Contract and of Agency in Its Relation to by William Reynell Anson (1906)
"But does A contract cannot impose the burdens of an obligation upon impose*^ one
wuo was not a Party to & , yet a duty rests upon persons, duty on though ..."
3. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1887)
"The court below has Jurisdiction to impose two distinct and separate sentences
upon two distinct and separate Indictments under section 5480,Revised ..."
4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... a solidly probable opinion in favour of liberty, there is invincible ignorance
about the obligation imposed by the law. Hence a.law does not impose an ..."
5. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1921)
"But it is contended that he had no authority to make deductions or impose fines
for shorter delays, and this is the sole question upon which this appeal is ..."
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