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IMPOSE
Definition of IMPOSE
verb
To physically lay or place (something) on another thing; to deposit, to put, to set. To lay or place (one's hands) on someone as a blessing, during rites of confirmation, ordination, etc. To lay (columns or pages of type, or printing plates) arranged in a proper order on the bed of a press or an imposing stone and secure them in a chase in preparation for printing. To apply, enforce, or establish (something, often regarded as burdensome as a restriction or tax: see verb sense 1.2.2) with authority.
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Where it comes from
The verb is derived from Late Middle English imposen (“to place, set; to impose (a duty, etc.)”), borrowed from Middle French imposer, and Old French emposer, enposer (“to impose (a duty, tax, etc.)”) (modern French imposer), from im-, em- (variants of en- (prefix meaning ‘in, into’)) + poser (“to place, put”), modelled after: The noun is derived from the verb.
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It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 60 days.
First found by a player on Day 42, 1 July 2026.
Built from these letters
IMPOSE starts with I and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EIMOPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
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