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imposeOne entry found. Main Entry: im·pose Pronunciation: \im-ˈpōz\ Function: verb Inflected Form(s): im·posed; im·pos·ing Etymology: Middle French imposer, from Latin imponere, literally, to put upon (perfect indicative imposui), from in- + ponere to put — more at position Date: 1581 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> — im·pos·er noun
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