FOIST


Meaning of FOIST in English

verb

1.

Synonyms: insinuate 3, edge in, infiltrate, work in, worm

2.

Synonyms: impose 4, wish

3.

to pass or offer (something spurious) as genuine or worthy

his theory was far more reasonable than many foisted on the public

Synonyms: fob off, palm (on or upon), palm off, pass off, work off; compare impose 4

Related Word: beguile, deceive, delude, mislead; bamboozle, dupe, gull, hoax, hoodwink, trick; cheat, defraud, overreach, swindle; impose, inflict, wish

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