Etymology

impone

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Today it means: To stake; to wager; to pledge. Full definition →

Latin imponere
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  1. Latin · derived fromimponere
  2. English todayimpone

From Latin imponere, impositum (“to place upon”); prefix im- (“in”) + ponere (“to place”). See imposition.

Words from the same roots

Latinimponere all →

impose

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