impose
[verb]
Synonyms:
- establish, decree, fix, institute, introduce, levy, ordain
- inflict, appoint, enforce, saddle (someone) with

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Related Idioms: take advantage of, make free, take liberties
Related Words: charge, command, enjoin, order, demand, exact, require, compel, constrain, oblige, burden, lade, saddle, fob, fob off, palm off, encroach, trespass

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

im‧pose S3 W2 AC /ɪmˈpəʊz $ -ˈpoʊz/ verb
[Word Family: verb: impose; noun: imposition]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French; Origin: imposer, from Latin imponere, from ponere 'to put']

1. [transitive] if someone in authority imposes a rule, punishment, tax etc, they force people to accept it:
The court can impose a fine.
impose something on something/somebody
The government imposed a ban on the sale of ivory.

2. [transitive] to force someone to have the same ideas, beliefs etc as you
impose something on somebody
parents who impose their own moral values on their children

3. [intransitive] formal to expect or ask someone to do something for you when this is not convenient for them
impose on/upon
We could ask to stay the night, but I don’t want to impose on them.

4. [transitive] to have a bad effect on something or someone and to cause problems for them
impose a burden/hardship etc (on somebody/something)
Military spending imposes a huge strain on the economy.

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In everyday English, people usually say put a ban/tax/burden/strain on something rather than impose a ban/tax/burden/strain on something:
The government put a higher tax on cigarettes.
This puts a lot of strain on families.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

impose
verb
ADV. effectively The terms of the contract were effectively imposed rather than agreed.
simply New technology cannot be used successfully if it is simply imposed on an unwilling workforce.
centrally a centrally imposed school curriculum
externally the pressure of having to meet externally imposed targets
artificially Motivation to learn must come from the child; it cannot be artificially imposed.
VERB + IMPOSE seek to, strive to, try to
PREP. on/upon The government has imposed a ban on the sale of handguns.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲