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- pronunciation:
- foIst
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
foists, foisting, foisted |
definition 1: |
to pass off (a false or worthless article) as authentic, valuable, or worthy (usu. fol. by "off").
He foisted off several counterfeit bills on the clerk.- synonyms:
- fob off, palm off
- similar words:
- dispose of, unload
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definition 2: |
to impose or force (an undesirable person or thing) upon another.
- synonyms:
- impose, thrust
- similar words:
- force, inflict, insinuate, intrude, obtrude, push
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related words: |
impose |
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