2syllables
impose
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impose is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, impose is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofimpose
1verb
- To establish or apply by authority.
Example: "Congress imposed new tariffs."
- To be an inconvenience (on or upon)
Example: "I don't wish to impose upon you."
- To enforce: compel to behave in a certain way
Example: "Social relations impose courtesy"
- To practice a trick or deception (on or upon).
- To lay on, as the hands, in the religious rites of confirmation and ordination.
- 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.
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