impose their will definition, impose their will meaning | English dictionary
impose
vbusually foll by: on or upon
1trto establish as something to be obeyed or complied with; enforce
to impose a tax on the people
to impose a tax on the people
2to force [oneself, one's presence, etc.] on another or others; obtrude
3intrto take advantage, as of a person or quality
to impose on someone's kindness
to impose on someone's kindness
4tr[Printing]to arrange pages so that after printing and folding the pages will be in the correct order
5trto pass off deceptively; foist
to impose a hoax on someone
to impose a hoax on someone
6tr[of a bishop or priest] to lay [the hands] on the head of a candidate for certain sacraments
[C15: from Old French imposer, from Latin imponere to place upon, from ponere to place, set]
imposableadj
imposern
[C15: from Old French imposer, from Latin imponere to place upon, from ponere to place, set]
imposableadj
imposern
- laugh and the world will laugh with you; weep and you will weep alone exp.when you are happy, people will want to be around you and share your happiness, but when you are sad, people will avoid you.
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bully pulpit n.dominant position, use of an office with power and influence to expose or impose one's views
canned by Theodore Roosevelt - elderly sitter n.person who assists elderly people in their daily life
- pifiu v.look for, looking for, nearly looking for, am, is, are, was, were, will, will be pifiu; verb pifiu, [pifed]
- Pifiu v.look for, looking for, nearly looking for, am, is, are, was, were, will, will be pifiu; verb pifiu, [pifed]
- stepmother n.stepmother is the woman who has married their father after the death or divorce of their mother.
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squad goals n.Term used to describe who one wants their group to be or what they want their group to accomplish.
This has been made popular by Taylor Swift and her fleet of Twitter followers. "Oh my gosh, they are seriously squad goals!" -
skyfall n.term coined by the James Bond movie, meaning that a great danger will come for Bond to overcome
anyone with a good definition ? - localize v.to localize a website is to translate it in the local language of the ones who will read it.
- intimidate v.make someone feel frightened especially so that they will do what you want
- Online Legacy exp.A set of online digital assets or virtual value that may be left to another person in a will.
- Virtual Legacy exp.A set of virtual assets or virtual value in cyberspace that may be left to another in a will.
- intangible right n.legal exclusive right of a person in pure virtual property which he can dispose of with its free will.
- open a can of worms exp.take an action that will complicate things; do something with a negative impact
- what goes around comes around id.expression used to point out that one will eventually face the consequences of his own actions
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Alphabetical index
- imposer
- imposter
- impost
- imposable
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