Term: impose
impose (verb):
- Rules/Laws: to officially force a rule, tax, or punishment to be obeyed.
- Beliefs: to force someone to accept your ideas or way of life.
synonyms: enforce, dictate, inflict, foist, burden.
pronunciation: /ɪmˈpəʊz/
translation: uzlikt (piem. nodokli), uzspiest (viedokli), apgrūtināt.
example: The government decided to impose a new tax on plastic packaging to reduce environmental waste.
other words from this root: imposition (noun), imposing (adjective).
Contextual Usage
- Government and Legal: “The city council plans to impose a ban on cars in the historic center during weekends.”
- Social Manners: “I don’t want to impose on you, but would it be possible to stay at your house for one night?”
- Leadership and Parenting: “A good manager listens to the team instead of trying to impose their personal style on everyone.”
- Architecture/Appearance: The adjective form (imposing) describes something that looks very big, impressive, or a bit scary.”The old bank building was very imposing, with its massive stone columns and heavy iron doors.”
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
impose (verb)transitive verb
1.
a) to establish or apply by authority - impose a tax impose new restrictions impose penalties
b) to establish or bring about as if by force - those limits imposed by our own inadequacies C. H. Plimpton
2.
a) - place set
b) to arrange (as pages) in the proper order for printing
3.
- pass off impose fake antiques on the public
4.
intransitive verb
to force into the company or on the attention of another - impose oneself on others to take unwarranted advantage of something - imposed on his good nature
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
impose (verb)to establish or apply as a charge or penalty
SYNONYMS:
assess, charge, exact, fine, lay, levy, putRELATED WORDS:
dock, excise, mulct, penalize, tax; extort, shake down, wrest, wring; bleed, fleece, gouge, milk, skin, squeeze; coerce, compel, force; inflict, wreak; set; reapply, reimpose, relayNEAR ANTONYMS:
abate, diminish, lessen; forgive, release; condone, disregard, excuse, gloss (over), gloze (over), ignore, pardonto take unfair advantage of
SYNONYMS:
abuse, capitalize (on), cash in (on), impose (on upon), leverage, milk, pimp, play (on upon), use, workRELATED WORDS:
jerk around, manipulate, mistreat; bleed, cheat, fleece, overcharge, skin, soak, stick; commercialize, commodify