See impose in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To establish and apply as compulsory:
assess, exact, levy, put. See obligation, over, willingTo set forth expressly and authoritatively:
decree, dictate, fix, lay down, ordain, prescribe. Idioms: call the shots (or tune), lay it on the line. See overTo cause to undergo or bear (something unwelcome or damaging, for example):
inflict, play, visit, wreak. See give, over, willingTo force (another) to accept a burden:
foist, inflict, saddle. (Informal) stick. See give, over, willingTo take advantage of unfairly:
abuse, exploit, presume, use. See treat well
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