Definitions for imposing

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imposing im·pos·ing

Spelling: [im-poh-zing]

IPA: /ɪmˈpoʊ zɪŋ/

Imposing is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 175 anagrams from letters in imposing (giimnops).

Definitions for imposing

adjective

1. very impressive because of great size, stately appearance, dignity, elegance, etc.:

Verb phrases

1. impose on/upon, to thrust oneself offensively upon others; intrude. to take unfair advantage of; misuse (influence, friendship, etc.). to defraud; cheat; deceive:

verb (used with object)

1. to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.:
2. to put or set by or as if by authority:
3. to obtrude or thrust (oneself, one's company, etc.) upon others.
4. to pass or palm off fraudulently or deceptively:
5. Printing. to lay (type pages, plates, etc.) in proper order on an imposing stone or the like and secure in a chase for printing.
6. to lay on or inflict, as a penalty.
7. Archaic. to put or place on something, or in a particular place.
8. Obsolete. to lay on (the hands) ceremonially, as in confirmation or ordination.

verb (used without object)

1. to make an impression on the mind; impose one's or its authority or influence.
2. to obtrude oneself or one's requirements, as upon others:
3. to presume, as upon patience or good nature.

Origin of imposing

First recorded in 1645-55; impose + -ing²

Examples for imposing

They could not help smiling at Fritz as he frisked about in his imposing rose-collar.

Mallyan's Spout is the most imposing, having a drop of about 76 feet.

I walked my dog in a way that made clear to him that he was imposing.

Never had Christian war assumed a more splendid or imposing aspect.

He did not believe in imposing an uncompensated burden upon any man.

What he fails to realize is that he is imposing the same urban title on his family in retaliation.

Submission is set in a France seven years from now that is dominated by a Muslim president intent on imposing Islamic law.

It is insane, admirable, imposing; and it makes one feel proud.

The floor-to-ceiling Texas flag, the single most imposing feature of the room, began to rise.

Pyongyang has given the Obama administration no choice but to retaliate now by imposing sanctions or even an embargo.