If you impose something on people, you use your authority to force them to accept it. Britain imposed fines on airlines which bring in passengers without proper papers Many companies have imposed a pay freeze The conditions imposed on volunteers were stringent. + imposition im·po·si·tion the imposition of a ban on cycling in the city centre
To lay pages out on a large sheet for press Imposition is critically important for the bindery as it will determine how the printed piece will (or will not!) fold
If someone imposes on you, they unreasonably expect you to do something for them which you do not want to do. I was afraid you'd simply feel we were imposing on you + imposition impositions im·po·si·tion I know this is an imposition. But please hear me out
To arrange in proper order on a table of stone or metal and lock up in a chase for printing; said of columns or pages of type, forms, etc
If you impose your opinions or beliefs on other people, you try and make people accept them as a rule or as a model to copy. Parents of either sex should beware of imposing their own tastes on their children
To arrange and position pages in order to meet press, folding, and bindery requirements
If something imposes strain, pressure, or suffering on someone, it causes them to experience it. The filming imposed an additional strain on her. = inflict