imposed
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4.1
- adjective
- /ɪmˈpoʊzd/
- Formal
- The new regulations were imposed by the government to ensure public safety.
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Watch on YouTubePunishment involves state imposed pain or suffering.
- Punishment involves state imposed pain or suffering.
- As Robin Blazer puts it, the serial poem quote refuses to adopt an imposed storyline.
- And that's imposed order, imposed order.
Examples
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Instead, it's an obligation imposed by the law to prevent unjust enrichment.
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The fact is, male and female are different because not because somebody imposed these roles on people.
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And so they have imposed their, their, their rules.
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So authority was all, authority was never imposed, authority was accepted.
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In the factory system, meaning is imposed by learning and experience.
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And what that means is understanding that our limits are often imposed by our mental environment.
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But aside from those areas, everything else is imposed by society, a social construct.
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Obviously because there are shocks in the UK context, there's shocks imposed by Brexit.
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Teachers often find that strict deadlines are imposed on students to maintain order.
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After the crisis, several restrictions were imposed to control the situation.
Synonyms
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1.4
Something a rule, law, or official says you must have
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3.8
Law or rules say you must do it
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4.2
Required by law or rule
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5.3
Required by law, rule, or authority
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3.7
Made by a court that people or companies must follow
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4.4
An official rule or authority sets what must be done
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4.4
Force makes someone do something they do not choose
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7.2
Formally made and set by a government or official body
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5.4
Someone in charge decides something for others with no choice
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6.9
An official order fixes a date or rule
Antonyms
How Obligatory
Surface Forms
Morphology
imposed = impose (transparent) = im + pose + ed
Standard past-participle/adjectival formation from the verb 'impose', so the meaning is directly derived from 'impose' + '-ed'.
Etymology
Imposed comes from old Latin parts: im- meaning 'on' and ponere meaning 'to put', the same root you see in position and pose. So when rules are imposed, they are 'put on' people by those in power, which is why they feel forced rather than chosen.