transcription, транскрипция: [ im-ˈpōz ]
verb
( im·posed ; im·pos·ing )
Etymology: Middle French imposer, from Latin imponere, literally, to put upon (perfect indicative imposui ), from in- + ponere to put — more at position
Date: 1581
transitive verb
1.
a. : to establish or apply by authority
impose a tax
impose new restrictions
impose penalties
b. : to establish or bring about as if by force
those limits imposed by our own inadequacies — C. H. Plimpton
2.
a. : place , set
b. : to arrange (as pages) in the proper order for printing
3. : pass off
impose fake antiques on the public
4. : to force into the company or on the attention of another
impose oneself on others
intransitive verb
: to take unwarranted advantage of something
imposed on his good nature
• im·pos·er noun