imposé — imposé, ée [ ɛ̃poze ] adj. et n. • de imposer 1 ♦ Obligatoire. Figures imposées en patinage artistique (opposé à libre) . Prix imposé, qui doit être observé strictement. 2 ♦ Soumis à l impôt. Bénéfices imposés. Capital, revenu imposé. Personnes… … Encyclopédie Universelle
impose — im‧pose [ɪmˈpəʊz ǁ ˈpoʊz] verb impose a ban/tax/fine etc to officially order that something should be forbidden, taxed etc: • The city council can not impose a utility tax without voter approval. • The US Commerce Department threatened to… … Financial and business terms
Impose — Im*pose , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imposing}.] [F. imposer; pref. im in + poser to place. See {Pose}, v. t.] 1. To lay on; to set or place; to put; to deposit. [1913 Webster] Cakes of salt and barley [she] did impose Within … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impose — I (enforce) verb bid, bind, burden, charge, coerce, command, compel, conscript, constrain, decree, demand, dictate, direct, drive, enact, encumber, enjoin, exact, execute, extort, force upon, impel, imponere, iniungere, insist upon, lay upon,… … Law dictionary
imposé — Imposé, [impos]ée. part. Joug, tribut imposé. taxe imposée. taille imposée. un homme imposé à la taille. nom imposé. penitence imposée … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
impose — [im pōz′] vt. imposed, imposing [Fr, altered by assoc. with poser (see POSE1) < L imponere, to place upon < in , on + ponere: see POSITION] 1. to place or set (a burden, tax, fine, etc. on or upon) as by authority 2. to force (oneself, one… … English World dictionary
Impose — Im*pose , v. i. To practice tricks or deception. [1913 Webster] {To impose on} or {To impose upon}, (a) to pass or put a trick on; to delude; to cheat; to defraud. He imposes on himself, and mistakes words for things. Locke. (b) to place an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impose — ► VERB 1) force to be accepted, undertaken, or complied with. 2) (often impose on) take unfair advantage of someone. ORIGIN French imposer, from Latin imponere inflict, deceive … English terms dictionary
Impose — Im*pose , n. A command; injunction. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impose — (v.) late 14c., to lay (a crime, etc.) to the account of, from O.Fr. imposer put, place; impute, charge, accuse (c.1300), from assimilated form of in into, in (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + poser put, place (see POSE (Cf. pose)). Sense of to lay on as… … Etymology dictionary
