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impose

 
Verb impose has 3 senses
  1. enforce, impose - compel to behave in a certain way; "Social relations impose courtesy"
    --1 is one way to compel, oblige, obligate
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. inflict, bring down, visit, impose - impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"
    --2 is one way to communicate, intercommunicate
    Derived forms: noun imposition2, noun imposition1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something on somebody
  3. levy, impose - impose and collect; "levy a fine"
    --3 is one way to charge, bill
    Derived form: noun imposition1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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