| v. t. | 1. | To lay on; to set or place; to put; to deposit. | ||||||||
| 2. | To lay as a charge, burden, tax, duty, obligation, command, penalty, etc.; to enjoin; to levy; to inflict; | |||||||||
| 3. | (Eccl.) To lay on, as the hands, in the religious rites of confirmation and ordination. | |||||||||
| 4. | (Print.) To arrange in proper order on a table of stone or metal and lock up in a chase for printing; - said of columns or pages of type, forms, etc. | |||||||||
| v. i. | 1. | To practice tricks or deception.
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| n. | 1. | A command; injunction. | ||||||||
| Verb | 1. | impose - compel to behave in a certain way; "Social relations impose courtesy" Synonyms: enforce |
| 2. | impose - impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students" | |
| 3. | impose - impose and collect; "levy a fine" Synonyms: levy |
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