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



Definition of reimpose

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 restore : verb fix, make new
  • As in recondition : verb restore
  • As in restitute : verb restore
Example sentences :
  • Every subsequent attempt to reimpose that yoke213 was foiled.
  • Extract from : « Ten Tudor Statesmen » by Arthur D. Innes
  • When order was restored and the tribunal was re-established, there was a fruitless effort made to reimpose them.
  • Extract from : « A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 3 » by Henry Charles Lea
  • All such acts of misplaced mercy were pronounced void, and Zoen was ordered to reimpose all such penalties without appeal.
  • Extract from : « A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II » by Henry Charles Lea
  • It always ended with a reservation of power to modify, to mitigate, to increase, and to reimpose at discretion.
  • Extract from : « A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I » by Henry Charles Lea
  • Once more the normal aspect of the situation began to reimpose itself upon the two women.
  • Extract from : « The Zeppelin's Passenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim

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