impose: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 10 letter points · starts with I · ends with E
Meaning of impose
verb
- figuratively, transitive
To apply, enforce, or establish (something, often regarded as burdensome as a restriction or tax: see verb sense 1.2.2) with authority.
Example: Congress imposed new tariffs.
- figuratively, transitive
To place or put (something chiefly immaterial, especially something regarded as burdensome as a duty, an encumbrance, a penalty, etc.) on another thing or on someone; to inflict, to repose; also, to place or put (on someone a chiefly immaterial thing, especially something regarded as burdensome).
Example: Social relations impose courtesy.
- figuratively, transitive
To force or put (a thing) on someone or something by deceit or stealth; to foist, to obtrude.
- UK, figuratively, transitive
To subject (a student) to imposition (“a task inflicted as punishment”).
Listed forms: imposes, imposing, imposed, glossary, imposest.
Source: Wiktionary — impose.
noun
- obsolete
An act of placing or putting on something chiefly immaterial, especially something regarded as burdensome as a duty, a task, etc.; an imposition.
Listed forms: imposes.
Source: Wiktionary — impose.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for impose.
verb
compel to behave in a certain way
verb
impose something unpleasant
verb
impose and collect
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is impose in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of impose
I(1) + M(3) + P(3) + O(1) + S(1) + E(1) = 10 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of impose
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from impose
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