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to imponed

to imponed

9.9
To place something onto another thing in a formal way
  • verb
  • /ɪmˈpoʊnd/
  • Archaic
translation icon : imponer
  • The king imponed his crown upon his head.

Examples

  • The king imponed his seal upon the document as a sign of approval.

  • During the ancient ritual, the priest imponed the sacred objects onto the altar.

  • In old traditions, elders imponed gifts into the hands of the newlyweds.

  • She imponed the ceremonial mantle on the statue.

  • During the ancient ritual, the priest imponed the sacred objects onto the altar.

  • The king imponed his seal upon the document as a sign of approval.

  • In old traditions, elders imponed gifts into the hands of the newlyweds.

Synonyms

to erect
vsto imponed
80 4.1

Build something like a wall or statue

places individual items rather than constructing large permanent structures
to implant
vsto imponed
  • Specialized
56 5.2

Put something firmly into a body or surface

places items less deeply rather than deeply fixing them
to emplace
vsto imponed
  • Specialized
1 9.1

To put something firmly in a chosen place, often for machines or heavy equipment

places things for formal or ceremonial reasons rather than for practical use
to innest
vsto imponed
  • Archaic
9.9

To put something inside another thing

places items either on or into surfaces rather than only inside
to imbed
vsto imponed
  • UK
6.0

To put something firmly into a material so it stays there

places things less deeply and not necessarily fixed firmly

Antonyms

5.3

Far away in time, space, or relation from something

How Formal

to inaugurate
  • Formal
32 6.3
to imponed
  • Archaic
9.9
to install
  • Formal
69 3.9
set
23 3.4
to place
1.0
to put
1.0

Surface Forms

imponed infinitive
imponed past
imponed past participle
imponing present participle
impones third person singular

Morphology

imponed = impose (transparent) = impon + ed

This is the past-tense/participial formation of 'impose' used in an archaic sense of placing or setting on; the morphological relation is direct.

Etymology

Imponed comes from Latin in- 'on' and ponere 'to put', so it originally meant to 'put something on' a surface. That is why to imponed an object onto an altar or document meant to place it there in a formal or ceremonial way.