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inflict
To give or cause (pain, wounds, etc.) by or as by striking; cause to be borne
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  1. To give or cause (pain, wounds, etc.) by or as by striking; cause to be borne
  2. To force to undergo or experience (something unwanted):
  3. To cause (something injurious or harmful), as to a person, group, or area:
foist
To force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit.
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  1. To force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit.
  2. To introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant.
  3. To impose (something or someone unwanted) upon another by coercion or trickery:
exact
To force the payment or yielding of; extort:
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  1. To force the payment or yielding of; extort:
  2. To inflict (vengeance or punishment, for example).
  3. To demand and get by authority or force; insist on
assess
To require stockholders and partners to fill the need for additional capital by making additional contributions to their corporation or partnership.
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  1. To require stockholders and partners to fill the need for additional capital by making additional contributions to their corporation or partnership.
  2. To set or determine the amount of (a payment, such as a tax or fine).
  3. To determine the value of something, especially of real estate for property tax purposes. See also appraise.
exact
To call for; make necessary; require
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  1. To call for; make necessary; require
  2. To inflict (vengeance or punishment, for example).
  3. To demand and get by authority or force; insist on
levy
(Law) To seize property in order to satisfy a judgment
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  1. (Law) To seize property in order to satisfy a judgment
  2. To impose (a tax or fine, for example) on someone.
  3. To impose a tax, fine, or other punishment on (a person or business).
put
To force the purchase of (a stock or commodity) by exercising a put option.
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  1. To force the purchase of (a stock or commodity) by exercising a put option.
  2. To adapt:
  3. (Sports) To hurl with an overhand pushing motion:
decree
To order, establish, or decide by decree:
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  1. To order, establish, or decide by decree:
  2. To order, decide, or appoint by decree or officially
  3. To issue a decree; ordain
dictate
To say or read aloud to be recorded or written by another:
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  1. To say or read aloud to be recorded or written by another:
  2. To speak or read (something) aloud for someone else to write down
  3. To impose or give (orders) with or as with authority
fix
To restore to proper condition or working order; repair:
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  1. To restore to proper condition or working order; repair:
  2. To influence the outcome or actions of (something) by improper or unlawful means:
  3. (--- Informal) To take revenge upon (someone); get even with.
ordain
To invest with ministerial or priestly authority; confer holy orders on:
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  1. To invest with ministerial or priestly authority; confer holy orders on:
  2. To order or decree by virtue of superior authority:
  3. To decree; order; establish; enact
prescribe
(Law) To claim a right or title through long use or possession
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  1. (Law) To claim a right or title through long use or possession
  2. To become invalidated or outlawed by negative prescription
  3. To order the use of (a medicine or other treatment).
inflict
To give or cause (pain, wounds, etc.) by or as by striking; cause to be borne
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  1. To give or cause (pain, wounds, etc.) by or as by striking; cause to be borne
  2. To cause (something injurious or harmful), as to a person, group, or area:
  3. To force to undergo or experience (something unwanted):
play
To put (a specified card) into play
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  1. To put (a specified card) into play
  2. To act or conduct oneself in a specified way:
  3. (Music) To perform on an instrument:
visit
To visit someone or something
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  1. To visit someone or something
  2. To go to see in order to aid or console:
  3. (Informal) To converse or chat:
wreak
To bring about (damage or destruction, for example):
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  1. To bring about (damage or destruction, for example):
  2. (Archaic) To take vengeance for; avenge.
  3. To give vent or free play to (one's anger, malice, rage, etc.)
foist
To introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant.
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  1. To introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant.
  2. To put in slyly or surreptitiously, as a clause into a contract
  3. To get (a thing) accepted, sold, etc. by fraud, deception, etc.; palm off
inflict
To give or cause (pain, wounds, etc.) by or as by striking; cause to be borne
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  1. To give or cause (pain, wounds, etc.) by or as by striking; cause to be borne
  2. To force to undergo or experience (something unwanted):
  3. To cause (something injurious or harmful), as to a person, group, or area:
saddle
(Idiomatic) To give a responsibility to someone.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To give a responsibility to someone.
  2. To put a saddle on a horse and mount it
  3. To get into a saddle; mount a horse. Often used with up.
stick
To kill by piercing:
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  1. To kill by piercing:
  2. To pierce, puncture, or penetrate with a pointed instrument:
  3. To prop (a vine, etc.) with a stick or sticks
abuse
(Obsolete) To deceive or trick.
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  1. (Obsolete) To deceive or trick.
  2. To assail with insulting or hurtful words; revile.
  3. To use wrongly; misuse
exploit
To employ to the greatest possible advantage:
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  1. To employ to the greatest possible advantage:
  2. To make use of; turn to account; utilize productively
  3. To use for one’s own advantage.
presume
To take for granted that something is true or factual; make a supposition.
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  1. To take for granted that something is true or factual; make a supposition.
  2. To venture without authority or permission; dare:
  3. To take upon oneself without permission or authority; dare (to say or do something); venture
use
To put or bring into action or service; employ for or apply to a given purpose
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  1. To put or bring into action or service; employ for or apply to a given purpose
  2. To take or consume for a purpose:
  3. To avail oneself of; practice:
Find another word for impose. In this page you can discover 43 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for impose, like: force upon, inflict, foist, exact, command, force, require, tax, assess, exact and levy.

Sentence Examples

  • "They impose on the people," he repeated.

  • Power to impose customs and excise duties to be in the Federal government and parliament.

  • The states are forbidden, likewise, to tax federal property, to tax inter-state commerce, to impose duties of their own on foreign imports, or to resist the execution of judicial sentences originating in other states.

  • An Immigrants Exclusion Act voted by the general assembly in 1896 did not receive the royal assent; but, by arrangement with the colonial office, another measure, giving power to impose a reading test on aliens landing in the colony, became law in 1899.

  • Bonaparte by his victories over the Austrians in Italy and Styria had raised the French republic to heights of power never dreamed of, and now desired to impose on the emperor terms of peace, to which the Directors demurred.

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