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impose

/ɪmˈpəʊz/ /ɪmˈpoʊz/

Meanings
verb
To establish or apply by authority.

Examples :

"Congress imposed new tariffs."
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Related Words

Illustration congress

congress noun

/ˈkɒŋˌɡɹɛs/ /ˈkɑŋɡɹɛs/

A coming together of two or more people; a meeting.

"The annual family congress decided where to go for vacation this year. "

Illustration relations

relations noun

/ɹɪˈleɪʃənz/

The manner in which two things may be associated.

"The relation between diet and health is complex."

Illustration assignment

assignment noun

/əˈsaɪnmənt/ /æˈsaɪnmənt/

The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.

"This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee."

Illustration establish

establish verb

/ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/

To make stable or firm; to confirm.

"The new teacher worked hard to establish a routine in her classroom. "

Illustration newspaper

newspaper noun

/ˈnjuːsˌpeɪpə/ /ˈn(j)uzˌpeɪpɚ/

A publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper, containing news and other articles.

"My dad buys the local newspaper every morning to read about the school events and community news. "

Illustration inconvenience

inconvenience noun

/ɪnkənˈviːnɪəns/ /ɪnkənˈvinjəns/

The quality of being inconvenient.

"The late start time was a significant inconvenience for the students. "

Illustration confirmation

confirmation noun

/ˌkɒn.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/

An official indicator that things will happen as planned.

"We will send you a written confirmation of your hotel booking."

Illustration authority

authority noun

/ɔːˈθɒɹəti/ /əˈθɑɹəti/

The power to enforce rules or give orders.

"I have the authority to penalise the staff in my department, but not the authority to sack them."

Illustration ordination

ordination noun

/ˌɔːrdɪˈneɪʃən/ /ˌɔːdəˈneɪʃən/

The act of ordaining or the state of being ordained.

"The ordination of priests is a significant event in the church. "

Illustration religious

religious noun

/ɹɪ.ˈlɪ.d͡ʒəs/

A member of a religious order, i.e. a monk or nun.

"The religious devoted much of their time to prayer and meditation. "

Illustration deception

deception noun

/dɪˈsɛpʃən/

An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.

"The student's deception about completing the assignment led to a disappointing grade. "

Illustration pretending

pretending verb

/prɪˈtɛndɪŋ/ /priˈtɛndɪŋ/

To claim, to allege, especially when falsely or as a form of deliberate deception.

"The child was pretending to be asleep so he wouldn't have to eat his vegetables. "