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imposer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • enforce verb To make sure a law, rule, or requirement is obeyed.
  • foist verb To introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant.
  • impose verb To officially establish or enforce a rule, tax, or penalty.
  • oblige verb To require someone to do something, by law, duty, or circumstance.
  • tax noun Money that a government requires people or businesses to pay, used to fund public services.

Senses

imposer is used for these senses in English:

  • enforce (obsolete) To give force to; to strengthen; to invigorate; to energize.
  • foist (transitive) To force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit; to stick.
  • oblige (transitive) To constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means.
  • tax (transitive) To impose and collect a tax from (a person or company).

foist — full definition

  1. verb To introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant.
  2. verb To force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit; to stick.
  3. verb To pass off as genuine or worthy.

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