impose (on or upon)

verb

Definition of impose (on or upon)next
as in to use
to take unfair advantage of thanks for offering your own bed, but I wouldn't dream of imposing on you and will be perfectly happy on the couch

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impose (on or upon)
  1. use
  2. exploit
  3. abuse
  4. leverage
  5. manipulate
Verb
  • The words are often used when referring to the insurance industry to describe a strategy of rejecting claims.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
  • In return, the Rays will use the Yankees’ home clubhouse and training facilities, including the team’s new multistory baseball operations building set to open before the start of spring training.
    Chris Kirschner, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of use
Verb
  • Regular updates often include security patches that protect against vulnerabilities that scammers might exploit.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Pursuing short-term gains by exploiting deregulation can erode the foundation of sustainable success: a stable, engaged, and productive workforce.
    Solange Charas, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of exploit
Verb
  • In 2017, investigators accused workers at a slaughterhouse in Ozark, Arkansas, of abusing turkeys by kicking and throwing the birds.
    Alexx Altman-Devilbiss, Baltimore Sun, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Often, the children were routinely abused; many were killed there.
    Brian Ng, ARTnews.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of abuse
Verb
  • Provide comprehensive training tailored to different departments to help users leverage the system effectively.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • As litigation slowly advances, AI companies advance an argument that there will be no AI absent the ability to freely scrape content for training, resulting in our inability to leverage the promise of AI to solve cancer, mitigate global climate change, and eradicate global hunger.
    Craig Peters, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of leverage
Verb
  • Companies like Amazon collect vast amounts of consumer data, which is then used to manipulate buying habits and recommend products that maximize profits — not necessarily value.
    Dr. Mara Einstein, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2024
  • That power to manipulate field position has been especially valuable in the Big Ten, where offense has been harder to come by.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of manipulate
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“Impose (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impose%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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