Etymology

imponent

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Today it means: That imposes a rule. Full definition →

Latin impōnēns
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  1. Latin · derived fromimpōnēns“laying aside”
  2. English todayimponent

From Latin impōnēns (“laying aside”), present active participle of impōnō (“to put upon”), from im- + pōnō (“put, place”).

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