v.
Pronunciation: ' fo ̇ ist
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: probably from obsolete Dutch vuisten to take into one's hand, from Middle Dutch vuysten, from vuyst fist; akin to Old English fy ̄ st fist
Date: circa 1587
1 a : to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant b : to force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit
2 : to pass off as genuine or worthy < foist costly and valueless products on the public ― Jonathan Spivak>