- impose **** im·pose vt
- [ɪm'pəʊz]
(conditions, fine, tax)
to impose (sth on sb) — imporre (qc a qn)
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
impose **** im·pose vt
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Impose — Im*pose , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imposing}.] [F. imposer; pref. im in + poser to place. See {Pose}, v. t.] 1. To lay on; to set or place; to put; to deposit. [1913 Webster] Cakes of salt and barley [she] did impose Within … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impose — im‧pose [ɪmˈpəʊz ǁ ˈpoʊz] verb impose a ban/tax/fine etc to officially order that something should be forbidden, taxed etc: • The city council can not impose a utility tax without voter approval. • The US Commerce Department threatened to… … Financial and business terms
Impose — Im*pose , v. i. To practice tricks or deception. [1913 Webster] {To impose on} or {To impose upon}, (a) to pass or put a trick on; to delude; to cheat; to defraud. He imposes on himself, and mistakes words for things. Locke. (b) to place an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Impose — Im*pose , n. A command; injunction. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impose — (v.) late 14c., to lay (a crime, etc.) to the account of, from O.Fr. imposer put, place; impute, charge, accuse (c.1300), from assimilated form of in into, in (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + poser put, place (see POSE (Cf. pose)). Sense of to lay on as… … Etymology dictionary
impose — im|pose W2 [ımˈpəuz US ˈpouz] v [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: imposer, from Latin imponere, from ponere to put ] 1.) [T] if someone in authority imposes a rule, punishment, tax etc, they force people to accept it ▪ The court can impose a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
impose — im|pose [ ım pouz ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to introduce something such as a new law or new system, and force people to accept it: rules and regulations imposed by national governments impose something on someone/something: They have imposed… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
impose — im•pose [[t]ɪmˈpoʊz[/t]] v. posed, pos•ing 1) to apply or establish by or as if by authority: to impose taxes[/ex] 2) to thrust intrusively upon others: to impose oneself uninvited[/ex] 3) to pass or palm off fraudulently or deceptively 4) pri to … From formal English to slang
To impose on — Impose Im*pose , v. i. To practice tricks or deception. [1913 Webster] {To impose on} or {To impose upon}, (a) to pass or put a trick on; to delude; to cheat; to defraud. He imposes on himself, and mistakes words for things. Locke. (b) to place… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To impose upon — Impose Im*pose , v. i. To practice tricks or deception. [1913 Webster] {To impose on} or {To impose upon}, (a) to pass or put a trick on; to delude; to cheat; to defraud. He imposes on himself, and mistakes words for things. Locke. (b) to place… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pose — 1. verb /pəʊz/ a) set in place, arrange Rather, they are concerned with the threat Iran poses to the region and the world. b) ask, set (a test or quiz) And hit fortuned that after .iii. dayes, they founde hym in the temple sittinge in the middes… … Wiktionary
