impose |
require |
Related terms |
As verbs the difference between impose and require
is that
impose is to establish or apply by authority while
require is to ask (someone) for something; to request.
impose |
persuade |
In transitive terms the difference between impose and persuade
is that
impose is to establish or apply by authority while
persuade is to successfully convince (someone) to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence. Compare sway.
urge |
impose |
As a noun urge
is gopher (a small burrowing furry rodent).
As a verb impose is
.
legislate |
impose |
Related terms |
Legislate is a related term of impose.
As verbs the difference between legislate and impose
is that
legislate is to pass laws (including the amending or repeal of existing laws) while
impose is .
enjoin |
impose |
Related terms |
Enjoin is a related term of impose.
As verbs the difference between enjoin and impose
is that
enjoin is (transitive|chiefly|literary) to lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge while
impose is .
impose |
obligate |
As verbs the difference between impose and obligate
is that
impose is to establish or apply by authority while
obligate is to bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie.
As an adjective obligate is
able to exist or survive only in a particular environment or by assuming a particular role.
impose |
ordaine |
thrust |
impose |
Related terms |
Thrust is a related term of impose.
As verbs the difference between thrust and impose
is that
thrust is (
lb) to make advance with while
impose is .
As a noun thrust
is (fencing) an attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point.
impose |
assign |
Related terms |
Impose is a related term of assign.
As verbs the difference between impose and assign
is that
impose is while
assign is (
lb) to designate or set apart something for some purpose.
As a noun assign is
an assignee.
impose |
collect |
Related terms |
In transitive terms the difference between impose and collect
is that
impose is to establish or apply by authority while
collect is to infer; to conclude.
In intransitive terms the difference between impose and collect
is that
impose is to be an inconvenience while
collect is to collect objects as a hobby.
As an adjective collect is
to be paid for by the recipient, as a telephone call or a shipment.
As an adverb collect is
with payment due from the recipient.
As a noun collect is
the prayer said before the reading of the epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook, as with the Book of Common Prayer.
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