Definition of impose

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Impose (v. t.) To lay as a charge, burden, tax, duty, obligation, command, penalty, etc.; to enjoin; to levy; to inflict; as, to impose a toll or tribute..

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Cully :: Cully (n.) A person easily deceived, tricked, or imposed on; a mean dupe; a gull..
Average :: Average (n.) A contribution to a loss or charge which has been imposed upon one of several for the general benefit; damage done by sea perils.
Hold :: Hold (v. t.) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
Punish :: Punish (v. t.) To impose a penalty upon; to afflict with pain, loss, or suffering for a crime or fault, either with or without a view to the offender's amendment; to cause to suffer in retribution; to chasten; as, to punish traitors with death; a father punishes his child for willful disobedience..
Impostrix :: Impostrix (n.) A woman who imposes upon or deceives others.
Imposed :: Imposed (imp. & p. p.) of Impos.
Incumbent :: Incumbent (a.) Lying, resting, or imposed, as a duty or obligation; obligatory; always with on or upon..
Credulous :: Credulous (a.) Apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting.
Tasker :: Tasker (n.) One who imposes a task.
Sell :: Sell (v. t.) To impose upon; to trick; to deceive; to make a fool of; to cheat.
Surtout :: Surtax (v. t.) To impose an additional tax on.
Tyrant :: Tyrant (n.) Specifically, a monarch, or other ruler or master, who uses power to oppress his subjects; a person who exercises unlawful authority, or lawful authority in an unlawful manner; one who by taxation, injustice, or cruel punishment, or the demand of unreasonable services, imposes burdens and hardships on those under his control, which law and humanity do not authorize, or which the purposes of government do not require; a cruel master; an oppressor..
Incumbent :: Incumbent (a.) Lying; resting; reclining; recumbent; superimposed; superincumbent.
Hoax :: Hoax (v. t.) To deceive by a story or a trick, for sport or mischief; to impose upon sportively..
Tariff :: Tariff (n.) A schedule, system, or scheme of duties imposed by the government of a country upon goods imported or exported; as, a revenue tariff; a protective tariff; Clay's compromise tariff. (U. S. 1833)..
Excise :: Excise (v. t.) To impose upon; to overcharge.
Fine :: Fine (n.) To impose a pecuniary penalty upon for an offense or breach of law; to set a fine on by judgment of a court; to punish by fine; to mulct; as, the trespassers were fined ten dollars..
Mump :: Mump (v. t.) To deprive of (something) by cheating; to impose upon.
Tax :: Tax (n.) A task exacted from one who is under control; a contribution or service, the rendering of which is imposed upon a subject..
Judaize :: Judaize (v. t.) To impose Jewish observances or rites upon; to convert to Judaism.
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