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impose

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Learn the meaning of impose with synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence. Part of our 11 plus vocabulary list used for selective school and grammar school preparation.

impose

(verb)

Meaning

to force something to be accepted

Example

"The teacher decided to impose new rules on the classroom behavior."

Synonyms

enforceinflictestablish

Antonyms

removewithdrawignore

More about this word

Word origin
From Latin 'imponere', meaning to place upon.
Related word forms
  • noun: imposition
  • adjective: imposable