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impose

/ impose /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
impose and collect
"levy a fine"
Type of:
charge bill
Kinds of:
toll tithe reimpose lay mulct
Derived:
imposition infliction levy
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
compel to behave in a certain way
"Social relations impose courtesy"
Type of:
compel oblige obligate
Derived:
enforcement
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
impose something unpleasant
"The principal visited his rage on the students"
Type of:
communicate intercommunicate
Kinds of:
order prescribe dictate intrude obtrude
Derived:
imposition infliction trial tribulation visitation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Semantic Complexity
32%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
26
Times Searched
3
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charge bill toll tithe reimpose lay mulct compel oblige obligate communicate intercommunicate