imposingn.

/ɪmˈpəʊzɪŋ/

Etymology: < impose v. + -ing suffix¹.

1. The action of putting, placing, or laying on; imposition. spec.

†a. The imposition of taxes, taxing. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > command > command or bidding > [noun] > imposition of a duty, charge, or task

imposition1593

impose1605

imposing1610

imposal1641

imposement1664

imposure1683

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > taxation > [noun]

impositionc1374

taxing1413

levy1427

taxation1447

finance?c1475

taxage1483

levying1496

raisec1500

talliation1531

leviation1538

lay1558

tousting1565

stenting1587

cuttinga1599

imposing1610

assize1642

1610 G. Carleton Iurisdict. 289 This imposing of the Popes Iurisdiction vpon other nations.

a1618 W. Raleigh Disc. Invention Shipping 41 in Judicious & Select Ess. (1650) Certainly the imposing upon Coales..can be no hinderance..to the Newcastlemen.

1668 J. Glanvill Plus Ultra Concl. 148 [This] prevents all imperious Dictates and Imposings.

b. Printing. The arrangement of pages of type in a ‘forme’. attributive: imposing-stone n. = imposing-table n., imposing-table n. a slab of stone or metal on which pages of type or stereotype plates are imposed.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > printing > composing equipment > [noun] > imposing-stone

stone1683

imposing-stone1728

imposing-table1883

society > communication > printing > preparatory processes > composing > [noun] > arranging in chase

imposing1824

imposition1824

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Printing [The compositor] carries them to the Imposing or Correcting Stone, there to range them in Order, in a Chase; which they call Imposing.

1824 J. Johnson Typographia II. vii. 146 Imposing in quires may be carried on to any extent, by observing the following rule.

1824 J. Johnson Typographia II. xiii. 482 The moment a sheet is composed and made up, he should order it to be imposed, provided there be room on the imposing-stone.

1846 Print. Apparatus for Amateurs 43 The arranging the pages of type for this purpose is called imposing, and this term also includes the placing of the furniture between the pages so as to make the necessary margin.

1883 Scotsman 9 May 11/7 A number of Imposing Tables.

2. with upon: Deception; imposition.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > [noun]

falsec1000

fraudc1330

barrat1340

faitery1377

defraudc1450

trumpery1481

covin1487

defraudationc1503

knavery1528

conveyance1531

imposture1537

defrauding1548

cozenage1583

impostry1585

catch-dolt1592

gullery1598

coggery1602

gullage1607

charlatism1611

impostury1615

quacksalvery1617

mountebankery1618

imposition1632

imposturisma1634

blaflum1637

charlatanry1638

defraudment1645

mountebankism1649

impostorya1652

impostorism1652

imposturage1654

impostery1656

mountebank1657

imposing1659

quackery1675

quackism1722

empiricism1774

cross1802

charlatanism1804

practitionery1818

cozenry1829

humbuggery1831

trick1833

thimble-shift1834

thimble-shifting1834

thimbleriggery1841

humbuggism1842

quackhood1843

quacksalverism1864

razzle-dazzle1928

spivery1948

shuck1958

shucking and jiving1969

1659 T. Burton Diary (1828) IV. 180 This is an imposing upon you.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

imposingadj.

/ɪmˈpəʊzɪŋ/

Etymology: < impose v. + -ing suffix².

That imposes, in various senses of the verb.

1. That peremptorily enjoins; exacting.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > command > command or bidding > [adjective] > imposing

imposing1665

society > authority > subjection > obedience > compulsion > [adjective]

strainable1483

compellatory?a1562

coactive1593

inforcive1596

enforcive1598

coercivea1600

constraining1602

constraintive1602

pulsive1602

compulsive1604

compulsatory1610

compellinga1616

compulsativea1616

compulsory1631

coercitive1632

coactinga1641

enforcinga1657

coercent1660

imposing1665

cogent1672

compellent1847

high-pressured1868

coercionary1884

steamroller1896

1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. v. ix. sig. Mm2 A piece of Vanity, which, as imposing as Custom is wont to be, it has not yet dar'd to enjoyn.

1679 W. Penn Addr. Protestants ii. 144 An Imposing Church..will be both Party and Judge: it requires Assent without Evidence, and Faith without Proof.

1772 F. Burney Early Jrnls. & Lett. (1988) I. 191 He felt the utter impossibility of arguing with a man so imposing & so very ignorant.

1853 J. H. Newman Hist. Sketches (1873) II. i. iv. 203 The more barbarous is a nation, the more imposing and peremptory are its claims.

2. That impresses by appearance or manner.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > effect produced on emotions > [adjective] > strong or deep

sensiblea1393

solemnc1400

forcible1573

powerful1588

pressive1623

effectual1662

knock-down1690

impressive1775

imposing1783

effective1790

telling1819

home-coming1848

compelling1901

awesome1916

impactive1934

dynamite1942

fuck-off1962

the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > splendour, magnificence, or pomp > [adjective] > imposing

menskful?c1225

solemnc1386

splendid1653

awfula1656

grand1678

imposing1783

grande dame1827

swanky1940

1783 W. Thomson in R. Watson & W. Thomson Hist. Reign Philip III v. 394 Touched with an imposing delicacy on the irregularity of Ossuna's disposition.

1800 E. Hervey Mourtray Family II. 15 She had such a majestic imposing air, that..many were disposed to make way for her.

1858 O. W. Holmes Autocrat of Breakfast-table i. 11 Audacious self-esteem, with good ground for it, is always imposing.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xvi. 110 Mountains..of imposing magnitude.

3. Using deception; practising imposture.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > [adjective] > cheating

trifling?a1400

cogging1542

cheatingc1555

flim-flam1577

overreaching1579

cozening1583

fogging1585

circumventing1603

gulling1614

imposturing1618

chicaning1698

crimping1699

bilking1732

humbugging1752

imposinga1754

nailing1819

a1754 H. Fielding Jrnl. Voy. Lisbon (1755) 177 The imposing disposition of the people; who asked so much more than the proper price of their labour.

1796 J. Owen Trav. Europe I. 72 The Dutch are represented as very trickish and imposing.

Derivatives

imˈposingly adv. in an imposing manner; impressively.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > effect produced on emotions > [adverb]

feelingly?a1425

sensibly?a1425

imprintingly1594

powerfully1766

imposingly1812

impressively1818

tellingly1832

possessingly1919

the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > splendour, magnificence, or pomp > [adverb] > imposingly

awfullya1400

imposingly1812

1812 R. Wilson Private Diary I. 377 The whole scene is imposingly magnificent.

1880 I. L. Bird Unbeaten Tracks Japan I. 15 The British Consulate, imposingly ugly.

imˈposingness n. the quality of being imposing or impressive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > effect produced on emotions > [noun] > quality of making impression

powerfulnessc1595

impressivenessa1805

imposingness1813

the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > splendour, magnificence, or pomp > [noun] > imposingness

imposingness1813

1813 L. Hunt in Examiner 22 Mar. 184/1 There is a pretty general breaking up of French imposingness over the Continent.

1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda III. v. xxxv. 10 The white silk..might have something to do with the new imposingness of her beauty.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	imposing
释义	imposingn. /ɪmˈpəʊzɪŋ/ Etymology: < impose v. + -ing suffix¹. 1. The action of putting, placing, or laying on; imposition. spec. †a. The imposition of taxes, taxing. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > command > command or bidding > [noun] > imposition of a duty, charge, or task imposition1593 impose1605 imposing1610 imposal1641 imposement1664 imposure1683 society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > taxation > [noun] impositionc1374 taxing1413 levy1427 taxation1447 finance?c1475 taxage1483 levying1496 raisec1500 talliation1531 leviation1538 lay1558 tousting1565 stenting1587 cuttinga1599 imposing1610 assize1642 1610 G. Carleton Iurisdict. 289 This imposing of the Popes Iurisdiction vpon other nations. a1618 W. Raleigh Disc. Invention Shipping 41 in Judicious & Select Ess. (1650) Certainly the imposing upon Coales..can be no hinderance..to the Newcastlemen. 1668 J. Glanvill Plus Ultra Concl. 148 [This] prevents all imperious Dictates and Imposings. b. Printing. The arrangement of pages of type in a ‘forme’. attributive: imposing-stone n. = imposing-table n., imposing-table n. a slab of stone or metal on which pages of type or stereotype plates are imposed. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > composing equipment > [noun] > imposing-stone stone1683 imposing-stone1728 imposing-table1883 society > communication > printing > preparatory processes > composing > [noun] > arranging in chase imposing1824 imposition1824 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Printing [The compositor] carries them to the Imposing or Correcting Stone, there to range them in Order, in a Chase; which they call Imposing. 1824 J. Johnson Typographia II. vii. 146 Imposing in quires may be carried on to any extent, by observing the following rule. 1824 J. Johnson Typographia II. xiii. 482 The moment a sheet is composed and made up, he should order it to be imposed, provided there be room on the imposing-stone. 1846 Print. Apparatus for Amateurs 43 The arranging the pages of type for this purpose is called imposing, and this term also includes the placing of the furniture between the pages so as to make the necessary margin. 1883 Scotsman 9 May 11/7 A number of Imposing Tables. 2. with upon: Deception; imposition. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > [noun] falsec1000 fraudc1330 barrat1340 faitery1377 defraudc1450 trumpery1481 covin1487 defraudationc1503 knavery1528 conveyance1531 imposture1537 defrauding1548 cozenage1583 impostry1585 catch-dolt1592 gullery1598 coggery1602 gullage1607 charlatism1611 impostury1615 quacksalvery1617 mountebankery1618 imposition1632 imposturisma1634 blaflum1637 charlatanry1638 defraudment1645 mountebankism1649 impostorya1652 impostorism1652 imposturage1654 impostery1656 mountebank1657 imposing1659 quackery1675 quackism1722 empiricism1774 cross1802 charlatanism1804 practitionery1818 cozenry1829 humbuggery1831 trick1833 thimble-shift1834 thimble-shifting1834 thimbleriggery1841 humbuggism1842 quackhood1843 quacksalverism1864 razzle-dazzle1928 spivery1948 shuck1958 shucking and jiving1969 1659 T. Burton Diary (1828) IV. 180 This is an imposing upon you. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2019). imposingadj. /ɪmˈpəʊzɪŋ/ Etymology: < impose v. + -ing suffix². That imposes, in various senses of the verb. 1. That peremptorily enjoins; exacting. ΘΚΠ society > authority > command > command or bidding > [adjective] > imposing imposing1665 society > authority > subjection > obedience > compulsion > [adjective] strainable1483 compellatory?a1562 coactive1593 inforcive1596 enforcive1598 coercivea1600 constraining1602 constraintive1602 pulsive1602 compulsive1604 compulsatory1610 compellinga1616 compulsativea1616 compulsory1631 coercitive1632 coactinga1641 enforcinga1657 coercent1660 imposing1665 cogent1672 compellent1847 high-pressured1868 coercionary1884 steamroller1896 1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. v. ix. sig. Mm2 A piece of Vanity, which, as imposing as Custom is wont to be, it has not yet dar'd to enjoyn. 1679 W. Penn Addr. Protestants ii. 144 An Imposing Church..will be both Party and Judge: it requires Assent without Evidence, and Faith without Proof. 1772 F. Burney Early Jrnls. & Lett. (1988) I. 191 He felt the utter impossibility of arguing with a man so imposing & so very ignorant. 1853 J. H. Newman Hist. Sketches (1873) II. i. iv. 203 The more barbarous is a nation, the more imposing and peremptory are its claims. 2. That impresses by appearance or manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > effect produced on emotions > [adjective] > strong or deep sensiblea1393 solemnc1400 forcible1573 powerful1588 pressive1623 effectual1662 knock-down1690 impressive1775 imposing1783 effective1790 telling1819 home-coming1848 compelling1901 awesome1916 impactive1934 dynamite1942 fuck-off1962 the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > splendour, magnificence, or pomp > [adjective] > imposing menskful?c1225 solemnc1386 splendid1653 awfula1656 grand1678 imposing1783 grande dame1827 swanky1940 1783 W. Thomson in R. Watson & W. Thomson Hist. Reign Philip III v. 394 Touched with an imposing delicacy on the irregularity of Ossuna's disposition. 1800 E. Hervey Mourtray Family II. 15 She had such a majestic imposing air, that..many were disposed to make way for her. 1858 O. W. Holmes Autocrat of Breakfast-table i. 11 Audacious self-esteem, with good ground for it, is always imposing. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xvi. 110 Mountains..of imposing magnitude. 3. Using deception; practising imposture. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > [adjective] > cheating trifling?a1400 cogging1542 cheatingc1555 flim-flam1577 overreaching1579 cozening1583 fogging1585 circumventing1603 gulling1614 imposturing1618 chicaning1698 crimping1699 bilking1732 humbugging1752 imposinga1754 nailing1819 a1754 H. Fielding Jrnl. Voy. Lisbon (1755) 177 The imposing disposition of the people; who asked so much more than the proper price of their labour. 1796 J. Owen Trav. Europe I. 72 The Dutch are represented as very trickish and imposing. Derivatives imˈposingly adv. in an imposing manner; impressively. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > effect produced on emotions > [adverb] feelingly?a1425 sensibly?a1425 imprintingly1594 powerfully1766 imposingly1812 impressively1818 tellingly1832 possessingly1919 the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > splendour, magnificence, or pomp > [adverb] > imposingly awfullya1400 imposingly1812 1812 R. Wilson Private Diary I. 377 The whole scene is imposingly magnificent. 1880 I. L. Bird Unbeaten Tracks Japan I. 15 The British Consulate, imposingly ugly. imˈposingness n. the quality of being imposing or impressive. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > effect produced on emotions > [noun] > quality of making impression powerfulnessc1595 impressivenessa1805 imposingness1813 the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > splendour, magnificence, or pomp > [noun] > imposingness imposingness1813 1813 L. Hunt in Examiner 22 Mar. 184/1 There is a pretty general breaking up of French imposingness over the Continent. 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda III. v. xxxv. 10 The white silk..might have something to do with the new imposingness of her beauty. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1610adj.1665
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