imposed
Sayim-POHZD/ɪmˈpoʊzd/UK/ɪmˈpəʊzd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of impose.
The committee imposed strict limits on campaign spending.
New travel restrictions were imposed after the outbreak.
Note
One spelling does double duty: a finite past (they imposed a curfew) and a participle that builds perfects and passives (a curfew was imposed). The thing imposed usually lands on someone, as in a tax imposed on imports. The 'take advantage' meaning is intransitive, so its passive keeps the preposition: guests who felt imposed upon. Printers once spoke of imposed pages, set in order for the press.
imposed is a form of impose
impose, verb: To establish or enforce a rule, tax, or penalty by authority, especially one people find burdensome. Full entry
- Spelling
- impose → imposed: add -d
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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