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Antonyms for impose upon


Grammar : Verb
Spell : im-pohz
Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈpoʊz



Definition of impose upon

Origin :
  • late 14c., "to lay (a crime, etc.) to the account of," from Old French imposer "put, place; impute, charge, accuse" (c.1300), from assimilated form of in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + poser "put, place" (see pose (v.1)). Sense of "to lay on as a burden" first recorded 1580s. Related: Imposed; imposing.
  • As in lumber : verb burden
  • As in put out : verb upset, irritate; inconvenience
  • As in trick : verb fool; play joke on
  • As in wrong : verb hurt, mistreat another
  • As in deceive : verb mislead; be dishonest
  • As in exploit : verb take advantage of; misuse
Example sentences :
  • And surely, said he, this is not a very severe order which we impose upon them.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • That is another part of his legend which Plato also seeks to impose upon us.
  • Extract from : « Timaeus » by Plato
  • No little Baden vintage, no small wine of the Bergstrasse, can impose upon us!
  • Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever
  • You should impose upon me some penalty equal to the offence, if such indeed there be.
  • Extract from : « Ernest Linwood » by Caroline Lee Hentz
  • Mr. Freeland was too just a man thus to impose upon me, or upon any one else.
  • Extract from : « My Bondage and My Freedom » by Frederick Douglass
  • At school, as a little boy, he allowed no one to impose upon him.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Treasures » by Harry A. Lewis
  • But he was so soft-hearted that anyone could impose upon him.
  • Extract from : « My Antonia » by Willa Cather
  • But there are three conditions which I must impose upon thee.
  • Extract from : « Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf » by George W. M. Reynolds
  • Though you cannot fret, stop, or vex, you cannot play or impose upon me.
  • Extract from : « Hamlet » by William Shakespeare
  • The Company now resolved to impose upon the wayward an iron restraint.
  • Extract from : « Pioneers of the Old South » by Mary Johnston

Synonyms for impose upon

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