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
- 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
- abuse
- aggravate
- aggrieve
- anger
- annoy
- apply
- avail oneself of
- bamboozle
- beat
- beat out of
- beguile
- betray
- bilk
- bleed
- bother
- buffalo
- burn
- capitalize on
- cash in on
- catch
- charge
- cheat
- circumvent
- clip
- con
- confound
- cozen
- cross up
- cumber
- damage
- deceive
- defame
- defraud
- delude
- disappoint
- discomfit
- discommode
- discompose
- disconcert
- discountenance
- discredit
- dishonor
- disinform
- disoblige
- displease
- dissatisfy
- disturb
- double deal
- double-cross
- dupe
- embarrass
- employ
- encumber
- ensnare
- entrap
- exasperate
- exercise
- fake
- falsify
- finesse
- fleece
- flimflam
- fool
- gall
- get
- get mileage out of
- gouge
- grate
- gull
- handle
- harass
- harm
- hoax
- hocus-pocus
- hoodwink
- hook
- humbug
- hurt
- ill-treat
- impose upon
- incommode
- inflame
- injure
- irk
- jive
- jockey
- lade
- land
- lead on
- load
- make capital of
- make use of
- malign
- maltreat
- maneuver
- manipulate
- milk
- mine
- mislead
- misrepresent
- mistreat
- nettle
- offend
- oppress
- outrage
- outwit
- persecute
- perturb
- play
- play for a fool
- play joke on
- play on
- profit by
- profit from
- provoke
- pull fast one
- pull wool over
- put on
- put on the spot
- put one over on
- put to use
- rile
- rob
- roil
- rook
- saddle
- scam
- screw
- sell
- set up
- skin
- soak
- stick
- suck in
- swindle
- take advantage of
- take for
- take for a ride
- take for ride
- take in
- take to cleaners
- tax
- throw
- trap
- trick
- trouble
- use
- utilize
- vex
- victimize
- weigh
- work
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