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imposed
[ im-pohzd ]
adjective
- laid on by someone, especially an authority, as something to be endured, obeyed, paid, etc.:
Offenders receive swiftly imposed but meaningful community service assignments, which the court monitors daily for compliance.
- thrust or forced upon someone else, as one’s tastes, ideas, company, etc.:
I pray for my children to grow confidently into who they have been created to be, free from the pressure of imposed reputation and expectation.
- created or established forcibly or artificially rather than developing naturally:
All living systems organize and reorganize themselves into adaptive patterns and structures without any externally imposed plan or direction.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of impose ( def ).
Other Word Forms
- ܲ··Dz adjective
- ܲ··Dz adjective
- ɱ-·Dz adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of imposed1
Example Sentences
On Friday, businesswomen told the BBC that some fellow traders had been arrested on the second day of a ban imposed by Tanzania on all agricultural imports from Malawi and South Africa.
Tax rises in October's Budget are "crippling" her salon business, she said, and the extra £23,000 a year imposed by the chancellor could prove the final nail in the coffin.
The announcement came after China imposed export restrictions on seven rare earth elements, essential to the production of advanced technologies - including electric vehicles, fighter jets, and robots.
Chinese researchers have not been able to access Nasa's Moon samples because of restrictions imposed by US lawmakers on the space agency's collaboration with China.
Trump imposed import taxes of up to 145% on Chinese goods coming into the US and China hit back with a 125% tax on American products.
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