impone
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of impone
1520–30; < Latin impōnere to put in or upon, impose, equivalent to im- im- 1 + pōnere to put, place; see pose 1
Example Sentences
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But perhaps imponed is pledged, impawned, so spelt to ridicule the affectation of uttering English words with French pronunciation.
From Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies by Sherbo, Arthur
But, on: six Barbary horses against six French swords, their assigns, and three liberal conceited carriages: that's the French bet against the Danish: why is this all imponed, as you call it?
From Hamlet by Shakespeare, William
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