Impose — Defs

01 v. t. To lay on; to set or place; to put; to deposit.

imp. & p. p. Imposed; p. pr. & vb. n. Imposing

1.
To lay on; to set or place; to put; to deposit.
“Cakes of salt and barley [she] did impose Within a wicker basket.” — Chapman.
2.
To lay as a charge, burden, tax, duty, obligation, command, penalty, etc.; to enjoin; to levy; to inflict; as, to impose a toll or tribute.
“What fates impose, that men must needs abide.” — Shak.

“Death is the penalty imposed.” — Milton.

“Thou on the deep imposest nobler laws.” — Waller.
3.
To lay on, as the hands, in the religious rites of confirmation and ordination.(Eccl.)
4.
To arrange in proper order on a table of stone or metal and lock up in a chase for printing; -- said of columns or pages of type, forms, etc.(Print.)

02 v. i. To practice tricks or deception.

Phrases & compounds

To impose on — to pass or put a trick on; to delude; to cheat; to defraud.

03 n. A command; injunction.