Impose

Verb

 * 1)  to establish or apply by authority
 * Congress imposed new tariffs.
 * 1)  to be an inconvenience
 * I don't wish to impose upon you.
 * 1) to enforce: compel to behave in a certain way
 * Social relations impose courtesy

Derived terms

 * imposition


 * superimpose


 * imposure

Adverbs for Impose
inordinately; wilfully; nically; disgracefully; selfishly; thoughtlessly.

Thesaurus
abuse, administer the Eucharist, anoint, appoint, ask, ask for, assess, authorize, barge in, blackmail, break in, break in upon, brook no denial, burden, burden with, burst in, butt in, call for, challenge, charge, charge for, charge in, chrism, claim, clamor for, come between, command, compel, compose, confirm, constrain, crash, crash in, crash the gates, creep in, crowd in, cry for, cut in, decree, demand, dictate, do duty, drag in, edge in, elbow in, encroach, enjoin, entrench, exact, exploit, extort, fasten upon, fob, foist, foist in, force, freight with, horn in, impinge, impose on, impose upon, indent, infiltrate, inflict, inflict on, inflict upon, infringe, insinuate, interfere, interlope, interpose, interrupt, intervene, intrude, invade, irrupt, issue an ultimatum, justify, lade, lay, lay down, lay hands on, lay on, leave no option, levy, make a demand, make dutiable, make free, make obligatory, make up, minister, misuse, necessitate, oblige, obtrude, officiate, ordain, order, order up, overrun, perform a rite, perform service, pi, pi a form, place, place an order, prescribe, press in, presume, pro rata, prorate, push in, put, put down, put in requisition, put on, put upon, require, requisition, rush in, saddle, saddle with, screw, set, set in print, slink in, slip in, smash in, sneak in, squeeze in, steal in, stick for, storm in, subject to, take advantage of, take liberties, take no denial, task, tax, throng in, thrust in, tithe, trench, trespass, use, visit, warn, weight down with, wish, work in, worm in, wreak, wreck, yoke with

Etymology
From imposer:, taking the place of  imponere: < in: + ponere:.

Translations

 * Bosnian: nametnuti
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:


 * Persian: تحمیل (Tahmil)
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: impune
 * Telugu: విధించు (vidhimchu)


 * Finnish: olla rasituksena
 * French: s'imposer
 * German:
 * Japanese: 課す


 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: навязываться, навязаться

Anagrams

 * mopies

Verb
impose