| word | impose |
|---|---|
| definition | (1) To establish or apply as a charge or penalty or in a forceful or harmful way. (2) To take unfair advantage. |
| eg_sentence | After seeing her latest grades, her parents imposed new rules about how much time she had to spend on homework every night. |
| explanation | The Latin imposui meant “put upon,” and that meaning carried over into English in impose. A CEO may impose a new manager on one of the company's plants. A state may impose new taxes on luxury items or cigarettes, and the federal government sometimes imposes trade restrictions on another country to punish it. A polite apology might begin with “I hope I'm not imposing on you” (that is, “forcing my presence on you”). And a self-imposed deadline is one that you decide to hold yourself to. |
| IPA | ˌɪmˈpoʊz |
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