| impose | | |
| v. (social) | 1. enforce, impose | compel to behave in a certain way.; "Social relations impose courtesy" |
| ~ compel, obligate, oblige | force somebody to do something.; "We compel all students to fill out this form" |
| v. (communication) | 2. bring down, impose, inflict, visit | impose something unpleasant.; "The principal visited his rage on the students" |
| ~ communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings.; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" |
| ~ dictate, prescribe, order | issue commands or orders for. |
| ~ obtrude, intrude | thrust oneself in as if by force.; "The colors don't intrude on the viewer" |
| ~ clamp | impose or inflict forcefully.; "The military government clamped a curfew onto the capital" |
| ~ give | inflict as a punishment.; "She gave the boy a good spanking"; "The judge gave me 10 years" |
| ~ foist | to force onto another.; "He foisted his work on me" |
| v. (possession) | 3. impose, levy | impose and collect.; "levy a fine" |
| ~ toll | charge a fee for using.; "Toll the bridges into New York City" |
| ~ tithe | levy a tithe on (produce or a crop).; "The wool was tithed" |
| ~ reimpose | impose anew.; "The fine was reimposed" |
| ~ lay | impose as a duty, burden, or punishment.; "lay a responsibility on someone" |
| ~ mulct | impose a fine on.; "he was fined for littering" |
| ~ tax | levy a tax on.; "The State taxes alcohol heavily"; "Clothing is not taxed in our state" |
| ~ bill, charge | demand payment.; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights" |
| ~ distrain | levy a distress on. |
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