To lay on, or set on; put, place, or deposit: as, to impose, the hands in ordination or confirmation.To lay as a burden, or something to be borne or endured; levy, inflict, or enforce, as by authority, power, or influence: as, to impose taxes or penalties; to impose one's opinions upon others.To obtrude fallaciously or deceitfully; palm off; pass off.To fix upon; impute.To subject by way of punishment.In printing, to lay upon an imposing-stone or the bed of a press and secure in a chase, as pages of type or stereotype plates.To lay or place a burden or restraint; act with constraining effect: with upon: as, to impose upon one's patience or hospitality.To practise misleading trickery or imposture; act with a delusive effect: with upon: as, to impose upon one with false pretenses.n. Command; injunction.