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imposes

The correct spelling is imposes.

How to pronounce imposes

verb

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The correct spelling is imposes. To establish or apply by authority. For example: "Congress imposed new tariffs."

Usage Examples

Congress imposed new tariffs.

I don't wish to impose upon you.

Social relations impose courtesy

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To establish or apply by authority.
  2. 2.To be an inconvenience (on or upon)
  3. 3.To enforce: compel to behave in a certain way
  4. 4.To practice a trick or deception (on or upon).
  5. 5.To lay on, as the hands, in the religious rites of confirmation and ordination.

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