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imponer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • assess verb To judge or estimate the value, quality, or extent of something.
  • enforce verb To make sure a law, rule, or requirement is obeyed.
  • enjoin verb To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.
  • foist verb To introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant.
  • impose verb To officially establish or enforce a rule, tax, or penalty.
  • obtrude verb To proffer (something) by force; to impose (something) on someone or into some area.

Senses

imponer is used for these senses in English:

  • assess (transitive) To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate; to estimate.
  • embarge (transitive) To put in a barge.
  • enforce (obsolete) To give force to; to strengthen; to invigorate; to energize.
  • enjoin (transitive, chiefly, literary) To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.
  • foist (transitive) To force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit; to stick.
  • impose To apply, enforce, or establish (something, often regarded as burdensome as a restriction or tax: see sense 1.2.1) with authority.

assess — full definition

  1. verb To judge or estimate the value, quality, or extent of something.
  2. verb To calculate and officially charge an amount, such as a tax or fine.

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