Definition of impose

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Impose (v. t.) To lay on, as the hands, in the religious rites of confirmation and ordination..

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Heteronomy :: Heteronomy (n.) A term applied by Kant to those laws which are imposed on us from without, or the violence done to us by our passions, wants, or desires..
Discriminate :: Discriminate (v. i.) To impose unequal tariffs for substantially the same service.
Incumbency :: Incumbency (n.) That which is morally incumbent, or is imposed, as a rule, a duty, obligation, or responsibility..
Hoodwink :: Hoodwink (v. t.) To deceive by false appearance; to impose upon.
Superimposing :: Superimposed (imp. & p. p.) of Superimpos.
Prescribe :: Prescribe (v. t.) To lay down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule of action; to impose as a peremptory order; to dictate; to appoint; to direct..
Mump :: Mump (v. t.) To deprive of (something) by cheating; to impose upon.
Rusticate :: Rusticate (v. t.) To require or compel to reside in the country; to banish or send away temporarily; to impose rustication on.
Unlaw :: Unlaw (n.) A fine imposed as a penalty for violation of the law.
Imposition :: Imposition (n.) That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined; charge; burden; injunction; tax..
Sham :: Sham (v. i.) To make false pretenses; to deceive; to feign; to impose.
Fob :: Fob (v.t.) To cheat; to trick; to impose 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..
Hold :: Hold (v. t.) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
Condition :: Condition (v. i.) To impose upon an object those relations or conditions without which knowledge and thought are alleged to be impossible.
Oppress :: Oppress (v. t.) To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty..
Super- :: Super- () A prefix signifying above, over, beyond, and hence often denoting in a superior position, in excess, over and above, in addition, exceedingly; as in superimpose, supersede, supernatural, superabundance..
Fine :: Fine (n.) A sum of money paid as the settlement of a claim, or by way of terminating a matter in dispute; especially, a payment of money imposed upon a party as a punishment for an offense; a mulct..
Sagging :: Sagging (n.) A bending or sinking between the ends of a thing, in consequence of its own, or an imposed, weight; an arching downward in the middle, as of a ship after straining. Cf. Hogging..
Impose :: Impose (v. t.) To arrange in proper order on a table of stone or metal and lock up in a chase for printing; -- said of columns or pages of type, forms, etc..
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