foist

[ foist ]

/ fɔɪst /

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verb (used with object)

to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon): to foist inferior merchandise on a customer.

to bring, put, or introduce surreptitiously or fraudulently (usually followed by in or into): to foist political views into a news story.

Origin of foist

1535–45; <Dutch dialect vuisten, derivative of vuistfist¹

OTHER WORDS FROM foist

un·foist·ed, adjective

Words nearby foist

foiled, foilsman, foin, Foïsm, foison, foist, Fokine, Fokker, fol., folacin, folate

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Example sentences from the Web for foist

Glenn Beck did it before, although the abstract noun he chose to foist on the nation was "honor."
Sanity Is Overrated|Tunku Varadarajan|October 29, 2010|DAILY BEAST
If Ellerbee and Atkins weren't trying to foist a deliberate deception, where were they mistaken?
The Great Gray Plague|Raymond F. Jones
This dogma they have foisted on a flattered and trustful nation, with the command to foist it on the rest of the world.
Soliloquies in England|George Santayana
Wonder you aren't ashamed to foist your company on pure-minded boys like us.
Stalky & Co.|Rudyard Kipling

Has the reader some misgiving that I foist this interpretation upon the book?
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865|Various
It is needless to inquire what influences have conspired to foist on him the blame for the Confederate failure at Gettysburg.
Lee and Longstreet at High Tide|Helen D. Longstreet

British Dictionary definitions for foist

foist

/ (fɔɪst) /

verb (tr)

(often foll by off or on) to sell or pass off (something, esp an inferior article) as genuine, valuable, etc

(usually foll by in or into) to insert surreptitiously or wrongfully

Word Origin for foist

C16: probably from obsolete Dutch vuisten to enclose in one's hand, from Middle Dutch vuist fist

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单词	foist
释义	foist [ foist ] / fɔɪst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR foist ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon): to foist inferior merchandise on a customer. to bring, put, or introduce surreptitiously or fraudulently (usually followed by in or into): to foist political views into a news story. Origin of foist 1535–45; <Dutch dialect vuisten, derivative of vuistfist¹ OTHER WORDS FROM foist un·foist·ed, adjective Words nearby foist foiled, foilsman, foin, Foïsm, foison, foist, Fokine, Fokker, fol., folacin, folate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for foist Glenn Beck did it before, although the abstract noun he chose to foist on the nation was "honor." Sanity Is Overrated\|Tunku Varadarajan\|October 29, 2010\|DAILY BEAST If Ellerbee and Atkins weren't trying to foist a deliberate deception, where were they mistaken? The Great Gray Plague\|Raymond F. Jones This dogma they have foisted on a flattered and trustful nation, with the command to foist it on the rest of the world. Soliloquies in England\|George Santayana Wonder you aren't ashamed to foist your company on pure-minded boys like us. Stalky & Co.\|Rudyard Kipling Has the reader some misgiving that I foist this interpretation upon the book? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865\|Various It is needless to inquire what influences have conspired to foist on him the blame for the Confederate failure at Gettysburg. Lee and Longstreet at High Tide\|Helen D. Longstreet British Dictionary definitions for foist foist / (fɔɪst) / verb (tr) (often foll by off or on) to sell or pass off (something, esp an inferior article) as genuine, valuable, etc (usually foll by in or into) to insert surreptitiously or wrongfully Word Origin for foist C16: probably from obsolete Dutch vuisten to enclose in one's hand, from Middle Dutch vuist fist Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to foist impose, fob off, palm off, pass off, pull a fast one
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foist

verb (used with object)

Origin of foist

OTHER WORDS FROM foist

Words nearby foist

Example sentences from the Web for foist

British Dictionary definitions for foist

verb (tr)

Word Origin for foist

Words related to foist