Impose (verb)

  1. Force (a decision, idea, or rule) on someone without their consent.
  2. Establish or apply (a tax or duty).

Origin:

Late middle english (in the sense "lay (something) on as a burden"): from latin imponere, from in- "on" + ponere "to place".

Examples:

  1. The government imposed a curfew.
  2. The company imposed a new dress code.
  3. The government imposed tariffs on imported goods.
  4. The company imposed a 5% price increase.
  5. The government imposed a state of emergency.
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