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Definition of impose

impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"
impose and collect; "levy a fine"
compel to behave in a certain way; "Social relations impose courtesy"

Similar Words: inflict, bring down, visit, levy, enforce

Hyponyms: order, prescribe, dictate, intrude, obtrude, clamp, give, foist, toll, tithe, reimpose, lay, mulct, tax, distrain

Derivational Morphology: imposition, infliction, trial, tribulation, visitation, levy, enforcement

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