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impone

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[im-pohn] / ɪmˈpoʊn /

verb (used with object)

Obsolete.
imponed, imponing

  1. to wager; stake.

Etymology

Origin of impone

1520–30; < Latin impōnere to put in or upon, impose, equivalent to im- im- 1 + pōnere to put, place; pose 1

Example Sentences

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Cruz dice que si no se impone ninguna sanción, las denunciantes pueden llevar el caso a un tribunal federal administrativo fuera del Cinvestav.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 5, 2021

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