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impose
verb as in set, dictate
Strongest matches
appoint, charge, demand, enforce, establish, foist, force, inflict, institute, introduce, lay down, levy, order, place, promulgate, put, require
Strong matches
burden, command, compel, constrain, decree, encroach, enjoin, exact, fix, infringe, intrude, lade, lay, oblige, obtrude, ordain, prescribe, presume, saddle, trespass, visit, wish, wreak, wreck
Weak matches
force upon, horn in, lay down the law, move in on, put foot down, read riot act, take advantage
Example Sentences
His new boss is the imposing Monsignor Jefferson Wicks, despotically played by Josh Brolin.
Any fine needs the approval of the European Commission executive team before being imposed.
If the parties do not come to an agreement, the Ethics Commission will hold a hearing and decide what penalties to impose.
And Article 25 states "the relevant Fifa judicial body may scale down the disciplinary measure to be imposed or even dispense with it entirely".
The Federal Aviation Administration says it is lifting all restrictions on commercial flights imposed during the government shutdown at 40 major U.S. airports.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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