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imposer.

to impose

7 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɛ̃.po.ze/
  1. to impose

  2. to tax (a person, a product), or to impose (a tax)

    Le régime s'est fait très impopulaire en imposant le vin.
  3. to triumph, to win

    reflexive
    Il s'est imposé vendredi devant Beat Feuz.
  4. to establish oneself, to make a name for oneself

    reflexive
  5. to be required, to be called for

    reflexive
    Quelques précisions s'imposent.
Where this word comes from

From Latin imponere; by surface analysis im- + poser. Cf. the Old French form emposer.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.