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to imponed

to imponed

1 9.9
To place something onto another thing in a formal way
  • verb
  • /ɪmˈpoʊnd/
  • Archaic
: 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 implant
vsto imponed
  • Specialized
80 5.2

Put something firmly into a body or surface

places items less deeply rather than deeply fixing them
to erect
vsto imponed
74 4.1

Build something like a wall or statue

places individual items rather than constructing large permanent structures
to imbed
vsto imponed
  • UK
12 6.0

To put something firmly into a material so it stays there

places things less deeply and not necessarily fixed firmly
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

Antonyms

61 5.3

Far away in time, space, or relation from something

How Formal

to inaugurate
  • Formal
35 6.3
to imponed
  • Archaic
1 9.9
to install
  • Formal
37 3.9
set
32 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.