Impose
(verb)
- Force (a decision, idea, or rule) on someone without their consent.
- 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:
- The government imposed a curfew.
- The company imposed a new dress code.
- The government imposed tariffs on imported goods.
- The company imposed a 5% price increase.
- The government imposed a state of emergency.