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Impose vs Require - What's the difference?

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 vs Persuade - What's the difference?

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 vs Impose - What's the difference?

urge | impose |


As a noun urge

is gopher (a small burrowing furry rodent).

As a verb impose is

.

Legislate vs Impose - What's the difference?

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 vs Impose - What's the difference?

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 vs Obligate - What's the difference?

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 vs Ordaine - What's the difference?

impose | ordaine |

Thrust vs Impose - What's the difference?

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 vs Assign - What's the difference?

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 vs Collect - What's the difference?

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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