impose upon

impose upon
Synonyms and related words:
abuse, abuse a privilege, barge in, bleed, bleed white, bother, break in, break in upon, burden with, burst in, butt in, charge, charge in, come between, crash, crash in, crash the gates, creep in, crowd in, cut in, deceive, demand, disaccommodate, disadvantage, discommode, disoblige, drain, edge in, elbow in, encroach, encroach upon, enjoin, entrench, exact, exploit, fasten upon, foist in, foist on, freight with, harm, horn in, ill-use, impinge, impose, impose on, incommode, inconvenience, infiltrate, inflict on, inflict upon, infringe, insinuate, interfere, interlope, interpose, intervene, intrude, invade, irrupt, lay, lay on, levy, make free with, make use of, manipulate, milk, misuse, obtrude, obtrude upon, overstep, pass off on, pass the buck, place, play on, press in, presume on, presume upon, push in, put, put across, put down, put on, put out, put over, put to inconvenience, put to trouble, put upon, rush in, saddle with, set, shift the blame, shift the responsibility, slink in, slip in, smash in, sneak in, squeeze in, steal in, storm in, stroke, subject to, suck dry, take a liberty, take advantage of, take liberties, task, tax, throng in, thrust in, trench, trespass, trouble, use, use ill, weight down with, work in, work on, work upon, worm in, yoke with

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  • impose upon — index accroach, discommode, mishandle (maltreat) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • impose upon — See impose on …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • impose upon — phrasal see impose on …   Useful english dictionary

  • To impose upon — Impose 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • a description given to the outright ownership of land that did not impose upon its owner the performance of feudal duties. — a description given to the outright ownership of land that did not impose upon its owner the performance of feudal duties. A writing or signature made by one person for another. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005 …   Law dictionary

  • impose — [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… …   English World dictionary

  • Impose — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • impose — v 1. lay on, set, put on, place, enjoin; levy, assess, charge, burden; encumber, superpose, saddle with; prescribe, dictate, mark out, inflict, direct, command, decree, bid, call upon; demand, require, ask, exact, tax, U.S. doom. 2. obtrude,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • impose — Synonyms and related words: abuse, administer the Eucharist, anoint, appoint, ask, ask for, assess, authorize, barge in, blackmail, break in, break in upon, brook no denial, burden, burden with, burst in, butt in, call for, challenge, charge,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • impose on — phrasal or impose upon 1. a. : to force oneself especially obnoxiously on (others) b. obsolete : to encroach or infringe on : infringe …   Useful english dictionary

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