IMPOSED

/ɪmˈpəʊzd/
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Definition

/ɪmˈpəʊzd/
verb
  1. To establish or apply by authority.
    “Congress imposed new tariffs.”
  2. To be an inconvenience (on or upon)
    “I don't wish to impose upon you.”
  3. To enforce: compel to behave in a certain way
    “Social relations impose courtesy”
  4. To practice a trick or deception (on or upon).
  5. To lay on, as the hands, in the religious rites of confirmation and ordination.

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