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English
Etymology
Latin imponere, impositum (“to place upon”); prefix im- (“in”) + ponere (“to place”). See imposition.
Pronunciation
Verb
impone (third-person singular simple present impones, present participle imponing, simple past and past participle imponed)
- (obsolete, transitive) To stake; to wager; to pledge.
c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :Against the which he has imponed, as I take it, six French rapiers and poniards.
References
“impone”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Italian
Verb
impone
- third-person singular present indicative of imporre
Latin
Verb
impōne
- second-person singular present active imperative of impōnō
Spanish
Verb
impone
- third-person singular present indicative of imponer