to imponed
- verb
- /ɪmˈpoʊnd/
- Archaic
- The king imponed his crown upon his head.
Examples
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The king imponed his seal upon the document as a sign of approval.
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During the ancient ritual, the priest imponed the sacred objects onto the altar.
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In old traditions, elders imponed gifts into the hands of the newlyweds.
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She imponed the ceremonial mantle on the statue.
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During the ancient ritual, the priest imponed the sacred objects onto the altar.
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The king imponed his seal upon the document as a sign of approval.
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In old traditions, elders imponed gifts into the hands of the newlyweds.
Synonyms
Build something like a wall or statue
Put something firmly into a body or surface
To put something firmly in a chosen place, often for machines or heavy equipment
To put something inside another thing
To put something firmly into a material so it stays there
Antonyms
How Formal
- Formal
- Archaic
- Formal
Surface Forms
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.