impose

  • 1imposé — imposé, ée [ ɛ̃poze ] adj. et n. • de imposer 1 ♦ Obligatoire. Figures imposées en patinage artistique (opposé à libre) . Prix imposé, qui doit être observé strictement. 2 ♦ Soumis à l impôt. Bénéfices imposés. Capital, revenu imposé. Personnes… …

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  • 2impose — im‧pose [ɪmˈpəʊz ǁ ˈpoʊz] verb impose a ban/​tax/​fine etc to officially order that something should be forbidden, taxed etc: • The city council can not impose a utility tax without voter approval. • The US Commerce Department threatened to… …

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  • 3imposé — imposé, ée (in pô zé, zée) part. passé d imposer. 1°   Mis dessus. Les mains imposées par l évêque. 2°   Les noms imposés par Adam aux animaux. 3°   Soumis à un tribut. Être imposé à tant.    Substantivement. Les plus imposés de la commune.… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 4Impose — Im*pose , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imposing}.] [F. imposer; pref. im in + poser to place. See {Pose}, v. t.] 1. To lay on; to set or place; to put; to deposit. [1913 Webster] Cakes of salt and barley [she] did impose Within …

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  • 5impose — I (enforce) verb bid, bind, burden, charge, coerce, command, compel, conscript, constrain, decree, demand, dictate, direct, drive, enact, encumber, enjoin, exact, execute, extort, force upon, impel, imponere, iniungere, insist upon, lay upon,… …

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  • 6imposé — Imposé, [impos]ée. part. Joug, tribut imposé. taxe imposée. taille imposée. un homme imposé à la taille. nom imposé. penitence imposée …

    Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • 7impose — [im pōz′] vt. imposed, imposing [Fr, altered by assoc. with poser (see POSE1) < L imponere, to place upon < in , on + ponere: see POSITION] 1. to place or set (a burden, tax, fine, etc. on or upon) as by authority 2. to force (oneself, one… …

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  • 8Impose — Im*pose , v. i. To practice tricks or deception. [1913 Webster] {To impose on} or {To impose upon}, (a) to pass or put a trick on; to delude; to cheat; to defraud. He imposes on himself, and mistakes words for things. Locke. (b) to place an… …

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  • 9impose — ► VERB 1) force to be accepted, undertaken, or complied with. 2) (often impose on) take unfair advantage of someone. ORIGIN French imposer, from Latin imponere inflict, deceive …

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  • 10Impose — Im*pose , n. A command; injunction. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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