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Definitions: Imposition |
ImpositionNoun1. The act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo). 2. An uncalled-for burden; "he listened but resented the imposition". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "imposition" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
Etymology: Imposition \Im`po*si"tion\, noun. [French expression, from the Latin expression impositio the application of name to thing. See Impone.]. (Websters 1913) |
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Satire | IMPOSITION, n. The act of blessing or consecrating by the laying on of hands -- a ceremony common to many ecclesiastical systems, but performed with the frankest sincerity by the sect known as Thieves. "Lo! by the laying on of hands," Say parson, priest and dervise, "We consecrate your cash and lands To ecclesiastical service. No doubt you'll swear till all is blue At such an imposition. Do." Pollo Doncas. Source: Devil's Dictionary. |
Literature | Imposition A task given as a punishment. Of course the word is taken from the verb impose, as the task is imposed. The term is common in schools, colleges, and universities. In the sense of a deception it means to "put a trick on a person," hence, the expressions "to put on one." "to lay it on thick," etc. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: ImpositionSynonym: infliction (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Command | Demand, exaction, imposition, requisition, claim, reclamation, revendication; ultimatum; (terms); request; requirement. |
Deception | Noun: deception; falseness; untruth; imposition, imposture; fraud, deceit, guile; fraudulence, |
Rite | Confirmation; imposition of hands, laying on of hands; ordination; (churchdom); excommunication. |
Undueness | Usurpation, tort, violation, breach, encroachment, presumption, assumption, seizure; stretch, exaction, imposition, lion's share. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Imposition |
| English words defined with "imposition": Bam ♦ Castle-guard ♦ fined ♦ Humbuggery ♦ Imposement ♦ normalisation, normalization ♦ penalised, penalized, protection ♦ regimentation, regularisation, regularization, reimposition ♦ ship money, standardisation, standardization, Statute of frauds, Superchery ♦ Taille, Take-in, trade protection. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "imposition": APPEALS REFEREE ♦ BAM ♦ compression perpendicular to the grain, CULLABILITY ♦ Imposition of Hands ♦ juridical double taxation ♦ mineralogical phase rule ♦ Please ♦ side compression, sidewise compression ♦ Voluntary Restraint Agreements ♦ WOLF IN THE BREAST. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Imposition" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. French (assessment of taxes, enforcement, imposition, intrusion, taxation). |
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Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | Sixth.The abolition of child labour and the imposition of such limitations on the labour of young persons as shall permit the continuation of their education and assure their proper physical development. (reference) |
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Business | Chinese regulations forbid the imposition of "unreasonable" geographical, price, or quantity restrictions on the marketing of a licensed product. (references) | |
The association also reported that possible Argentine membership in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) will lead to the imposition of still greater requirements on Argentine producers. (references) | ||
The U.S. restrictions were levied in retaliation to the European ban on American beef. Since the imposition, McDonald's has been the focal point of these economic frustrations resulting in protests, acts of vandalism and, in France, cases of arson. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Czech Republic | The accused repeatedly called for imposition of a dictatorship of the proletariat, nationalization of industry and capital, and a return to communist rule. (references) |
Nepal | Views of human rights groups, the statements of the police, and the press releases of Maoist leaders were reported in the press prior to the imposition of the state of emergency. (references) | |
Pakistan | On April 27, the Government prevented several thousand members of an Islamist group, Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat Muhammadi from holding a rally calling for imposition of Shari'a law in Malakand division. (references) | |
Economic History | Bulgaria | Patent infringement is punishable with the imposition of fines of up to 1,000 levs. (references) |
Libya | Following the imposition of UN sanctions in 1992, these ties significantly diminished. (references) | |
Malaysia | Despite the imposition of selective capital controls, Malaysia's currency remains fully convertible. (references) | |
Human Rights | Mexico | Police surmised that his killing was due to the imposition of a security crackdown in the prison. (references) |
Hungary | Punishments for police abuses include fines, probation, and the imposition of suspended sentences. (references) | |
Sierra Leone | Although often there are lengthy delays between arrests, the imposition of charges, and judicial proceedings, trials are usually free and fair. (references) | |
Minorities | Ghana | Traditionalists believe that their time-honored customs should be accorded due respect, while some Christians resent the imposition of bans, which they believe infringes on their right to worship. (references) |
Political Economy | Sudan | Fear of the imposition of Shari'a law remained a key problem in the south. (references) |
Sudan | Fears of Arabization and Islamization and the imposition of Shari'a fueled support for the civil war throughout the country. (references) | |
Trade | Taiwan | Upon conclusion of the event, items must be shipped out of Taiwan within a year to avoid imposition of harbor taxes and tariffs. (references) |
Slovak Rep | Foreign goods imported into Slovakia are subject to customs inspection and imposition of customs duty, taxes and import charges. (references) | |
Spain | The duration of the countervailing duty imposition varies from case to case and the duty imposed currently ranges from five to 33 percent. (references) | |
Travel | Russia | Failure to follow the customs regulations may result in penalties ranging from confiscation of the property in question and/or imposition of fines or arrest. (references) |
Women | El Salvador | The law also allows the imposition of restraining orders against offenders. (references) |
Philippines | Some women's groups stated that courts' imposition of death sentences for rape convictions may inhibit some victims, particularly relatives of the accused, from pressing charges. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Tanzania | The law permits the imposition of large fines, imprisonment, or both for failing to register a trade union. (references) |
Ecuador | The Migration Law and the Penal Code provide for the imposition of sanctions on suppliers of false documents for purposes of travel or work. (references) | |
Philippines | The Committee also remained concerned regarding the imposition of penalties in cases in which strikes were deemed illegal, the restrictions on the right of government workers to strike, and restrictions on the right to organize and form a bargaining unit. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | PLEASE, v. To lay the foundation for a superstructure of imposition. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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George Washington | 1789-1797 | The Creeks in particular are covered from encroachment by the imposition of the General Government and that of Georgia. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | All improvements effected by the funds of the nation for general use should be open to the enjoyment of all our fellow citizens, exempt from the payment of tolls or any imposition of that character. |
Benjamin Harrison | 1889-1893 | Petitions poured in upon Congress urging the imposition of discriminating duties that should encourage the production of needed things at home. |
Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | In some cases it may be impossible to prevent forceful imposition of such a government. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Imposition" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Imposition" is used about 689 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 689 | 9,633 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "imposition": imposition of a fine ♦ imposition of hands ♦ it's a big of an imposition ♦ page imposition. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "imposition": re-imposition. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
imposition | 31 |
imposition software | 12 |
imposition sexual | 4 |
imposition sentence suspended | 3 |
avis d imposition | 3 |
pdf imposition | 2 |
imposition suspended | 2 |
imposition quark | 2 |
page imposition | 2 |
imposition preps | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "imposition"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | imponim (intrusion, obtrusion, obtrusiveness), tatim (cess, charge, duty, geld, impost, rating, ratio, tax, taxability), taksë (cess, contribution, dues, duty, impost, infliction, scot, tariff, tax, toll), mashtrim (bilk, blind, bluff, bunco, bunko, caper, cheat, chicanery, chouse, circumvention, con, cozenage, crammer, deceit, deceitfulness, deception, defalcation, delusion, dodge, double dealing, duplicity, fake, false pretences, falsity, flimflam, fob, fraud, fraudulence, fraudulency, gag, gammon, gimmick, guile, gyp, humbug, imposture, jiggery pokery, juggler, jugglery, juggling, leasing, lie, manipulation, overreach, quackery, racket, racketeering, rascaldom, rascality, rig, roguery, sham, swindle, take in, trick), detyrim (bond, burden, charge, compulsion, constraint, duress, enforcement, liability, must, obligation). (various references) | |
Arabic | فرض (assess, commit, direct, enforcement, enjoin, force, impel, impose, oblige, order, predicate, prescription, put, require), حيلة (artifice, deceit, device, dodge, expedient, fetch, finesse, fraud, gag, makeshift, monkey business, ploy, prank, ruse, sleight, stalking horse, stratagem, subterfuge, trick, twist, wile), عبء ثقيل (millstone, surcharge, tax), ضريبة (contribution, excise, levy, rate, scot, tax, taxation, tribute, vat), التوجب, إستغلال (exploitation, profiteering, utilization). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | товар (bulk, burden, burthen, charge, encumbrance, fardel, freight, freightage, goods, lading, load, loading, tax, tie, tote, weight), връзване на страници, нещо непоносимо, налог (aid, impost, rate, scot, tax, tribute), налагане (inculcation, infliction, obtrusion), мито (custom, duty, impost), измама (bunco, bunko, cheat, chouse, cozenage, cross, deceit, deception, delusion, do, double cross, double dealing, doubling, dupery, falsity, fiddle, flam, foul play, frame up, fraud, gaff, gag, gouge, guile, gyp, hankey-pankey, hanky panky, have on, hoax, hocus pocus, humbug, imposture, indirection, jiggery pokery, jockeying, jugglery, kid, lemon, overreach, plant, pretence, put on, rig, rip off, roguery, sell, sellout, sham, shuffle, simulacrum, skin game, spoof, swindle, take in, thimblerig, trickery, twist), данък (aid, cess, duty, impost, lot, scot, tax, tribute). (various references) | |
Chinese | 税". (various references) | |
Czech | vnucování (obtrusion), uvalení, poplatek (anchorage, charge, tax, toll), podvod (cheating, con, deceit, deception, dupery, falsehood, fiddle, flam, fraud, fraudulence, fraudulency, gammon, gold brick, guile, imposture, racket, swindle, take in, trick, trickery), obtìžování (harassment, intrusion, molestation), břímì (burden, lift, load, onus). (various references) | |
Danish | udskydning (egress). (various references) | |
Dutch | het inslaan van de vorm. (various references) | |
Farsi | مالیات (Levy, Scat, Scot, Tax, Taxation), وضع (Aspect, Behavior, Deduction, Demeanour, Gesture, Lie, Mien, Ordonnance, Phase, Poise, Pose, Position, Posture, Self, Setup, Situation, Speed, Stance, Station, Status, Stick, Trim), تکلیف (Duty, Task), تحمیل (Incurrence, Levy, Protrusion, Tax), عوارض (Due, Duty, Toll), باج (Gavel, Scot, Tax, Toll, Tribute). (various references) | |
Finnish | seuraamusten määrääminen (imposition of sanctions). (various references) | |
French | imposition. (various references) | |
German | auferlegung, Strafarbeit. (various references) | |
Greek | σελιδοποίηση (making up and imposing, making-up, page, page-setting, pagination, upmaking), σελιδοθέτηση, επιβολή (domination, enforcement, infliction), απάτη (beguilement, bilk, cheat, circumvention, con, deceit, deception, delusion, fake, fallacy, fraud, gammon, guile, gyp, hoax, humbug, humbuggery, imposture, jiggery pokery, scam, sham, spoof, swindle, swindling, toll fraud, trick, trickery). (various references) | |
Hebrew | י"ב (burden, fate, impost, levy, load, lot), "שלט" (enforcement), "כב"" (bother, burden, inconvenience, troubling), "טל" (casting, fling, infliction, projection, sling, throwing), "ריש" יתיר", צול לרע" (misuse). (various references) | |
Hungarian | kivetés (cast, ejection, projection, shooting), visszaélés (abuse, misuse), tehertétel (liability), kiszabás (cutting, shaping), büntetési feladat. (various references) | |
Indonesian | pembebanan (load). (various references) | |
Italian | inganno (catch, cheat, craft, deceit, deception, dupery, flam, gammon, guile, hoax, humbug, imposture, swindle, swindling, trick, trickery, wile), imposta (abutment, assessment, duty, edition, excise, impost, levy, shutter, springing, tax), imposizione (command, enforcement, order, tax, taxation), composizione della forma. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 賦課 (levy). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ふか (addition, annexation, appendage, bad, burden, empty show, frivolity, hatching, improper, inadvisable, incubation, levity, levy, load, shark, suburban districts, unjustifiable, wealthy family, within an urban-prefecture, wrong). (various references) | |
Manx | obbyr cherree (punishing work), molley (baffle, bafflement, beguile, bluff, cajole, captivate, cheering, deceit, deceive, deception, disappoint, disappointment, foil, fool, impose, trick), errey (burden, load), cur er (affectation, affectedness, apply, ascribe, compel, devolve, don, impose, induce, inflict, lead, oblige, on occasion, persuade, turn on). (various references) | |
Norwegian | skatt (levy, tax), pålegg, påbud, lureri (foul play, humbug), bedrag (deceit, deception, swindle). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | impositionay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | imposição (advantage, obligation, promissory, stonework). (various references) | |
Romanian | impunere (assessment, constraint, obtrusion, rating, taxation, tollage), imposturã (humbug, imposture), stabilire (appraisal, appraisement, ascertainement, assignation, determination, establishment, settlement), pedeapsã (calamity, castigation, chastisement, cuss, discipline, lag, pain, payment, pedate, penalty, penance, performance, plague, punishment, retribution, rod, sanction, trouble), obligaţie (bond, business, commitment, duty, indebtedness, liability, obligation, onus, part, pledge, plight, recognizance, servitude, stint, task), lucru impus, şarlatanie (charlatanry, flam, humbug, imposture, quackery, skin game), înşelãtorie (cunning, deception, delusion, do, dodgery, double dealing, fob, fraud, fraudulence, fraudulency, guile, guilefulness, hanky panky, hocus pocus, humbug, imposture, racket, ramp, take in). (various references) | |
Russian | возложение, обложение налогом (rating, taxation, taxing), навязывание (obtrusion), наложение (apposition, superimposition, superposition). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | teret (ballast, burden, cargo, drag, encumbrance, freight, heft, load, onus, tax, weight), polaganje (rendering), nametanje (intrusion, levy, obtrusion). (various references) | |
Spanish | imposición (deposit, infliction, obtrusion). (various references) | |
Swedish | påläggande. (various references) | |
Turkish | istenmeyen misafir, yükleme (ascription, charge, embarkation, lading, loading, predication, shipment), yük (bulk, burden, cargo, charge, encumbrance, fardel, freight, goods, haul, impedimenta, impost, incident, lading, load, loading, onus, pile, plummet, shipload, shipment, stowage, strain, sumpter, tax, weight), vergi (assessment, dues, duty, excise, gabelle, impost, scot, tax), kullanma (driving, exercise, exploitation, handling, operating, operation, tenure, usage, use, using, utilization, wear), ceza (correction, criminal, fine, forfeit, infliction, pain, penal, penalty, punishment, punitive, recompense, retribution, sconce), aldatma (cheat, chicanery, deceit, deception, dupery, eyewash, have on, illusion, infidelity, inveiglement, mystification, shave, spoof). (various references) | |
Ukranian | оподаткування (levy, rating, taxation), накладення (superposition), нав'язування (intrusion, obtrusion). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | trò lừa gạt (jiggery-pokery, jugglery), sự gánh vác (assumption), sự bắt theo, sự đòi hỏi quá đáng sự lừa gạt, sự đánh thuế má sự bắt chịu. (various references) | |
Welsh | arddodiad (preposition). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | fraude, fraudem, fraudes, indictio. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | 2 Timothy Chapter 1, Verse 6 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Di hn aitian anamimnhskw se anazwpurein to carisma tou qeou o estin en soi dia thV epiqesewV twn ceirwn mou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Propter quam causam admoneo te ut resuscites gratiam Dei quae est in te per inpositionem manuum mearum |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | For which cause Y moneste thee, that thou reise ayen the grace of God, that is in thee bi the settyng on of myn hondis. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Wherfore I warne the that thou stere vp the gyfte of god which is in the by the puttynge on of my hondes. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | For which cause I put thee in remembrance, that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the imposition of my hands. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | For this reason I say to you, Let that grace of God which is in you, given to you by my hands, have living power. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | 2 Timothy Chapter 1, Verse 6 |
| Bulgarian | Ти знаеш това, че всички, които са в Азия, се отвърнаха от мене, от които са Фигел и Ермоген. |
| Cebuano | ¶ Tungod niini, ako magapahinumdum kanimo nga buhion mo ang gasa nga naanaa kanimo gikan sa Dios pinaagi sa pagpandong kanimo sa akong mga kamot; |
| Chinese | 為 此 我 題 ' 、 使 將 神 藉 我 按 手 所 給 的 恩 賜 、 再 如 火 挑 旺 起 來 。 |
| Croatian | Poradi toga podsjeæam te: raspiruj milosni dar Božji koji je u tebi po polaganju mojih ruku. |
| Danish | Derfor påminder jeg dig, at du opflammer den Guds Nådegave, som er i dig ved mine Hænders Pålæggelse. |
| Dutch | Om welke oorzaak ik u indachtig maak, dat gij opwekt de gave Gods, die in u is, door de oplegging mijner handen. |
| Finnish | Siitä syystä minä sinua muistutan virittämään palavaksi Jumalan armolahjan, joka sinussa on minun kätteni päällepanemisen kautta. |
| French | C`est pourquoi je t`exhorte ranimer le don de Dieu que tu as reçu par l`imposition de mes mains. |
| German | Um solcher Ursache willen erinnere ich dich, daß du erweckest die Gabe Gottes, die in dir ist durch die Auflegung meiner Hände. |
| Haitian Creole | ¶ Se poutèt sa, m'ap mande ou pou kenbe kado Bondye te ba ou lè m' te mete men sou tèt ou a. |
| Hungarian | Minekokáért emlékeztetlek téged, hogy gerjeszd fel az Isten kegyelmi ajándékát, a mely benned van az én kezeimnek rád tétele által. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Sebab itu saya mengingatkan engkau untuk memperhidup karunia yang diberikan Allah kepadamu pada waktu saya meletakkan tangan saya ke atasmu. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka itulah sebabnya aku mengingatkan engkau supaya engkau membangkitkan karunia Allah yang di dalam dirimu dengan hal tanganku sudah terhantar atasmu itu. |
| Italian | Per questo motivo ti ricordo di ravvivare il dono di Dio che è in te per l'imposizione delle mie mani. |
| Korean | 그 러 므 로 내 가 나 의 안 수 함 으 로 네 속 에 있 " 하 나 님 의 은 사 를 다 시 불 일 " 하 게 하 기 위 하 여 너 로 생 각 하 게 하 노 니 |
| Latvian | Ðî iemesla dçï es tev atgâdinu atdzîvinât Dieva þçlastîbu, kas ar manu roku uzlikðanu ir tevî. |
| Maori | ¶ Koia ahau ka whakamahara nei i a koe, kia whakaungia ano te ahi, te mea i hoatu na e te Atua, tena kei roto i a koe, he mea na te whakapanga atu o oku ringaringa. |
| Norwegian | Derfor minner jeg dig om at du igjen optender den Guds nådegave som er i dig ved min håndspåleggelse. |
| Portuguese | Por esta razão te lembro que despertes o dom de Deus, que há em ti pela imposição das minhas mãos. |
| Rumanian | De aceea kyi aduc aminte sq knflqcqrezi darul lui Dumnezeu, care este kn tine prin punerea mknilor mele. |
| Russian | рП УЕК ТЙЮЙОЕ ОБ ПНЙОБА ФЕ'Е ЧПЪЗТЕЧБФШ "БТ вПЦЙК, ЛПФПТЩК Ч ФЕ'Е ЮЕТЕЪ НПЕ ТХЛП ПМПЦЕОЙЕ; |
| Shuar | ¶ Tuma asakmin Tájame: Yusna Takasái tusan winia uwejrun ámin awanteakui Yus kakarman suramsamia nujai atak kakaram takasta. |
| Spanish | Por esta razón, te vuelvo a recordar que avives el don de Dios que está en ti por la imposición de mis manos. |
| Swahili | Ndio maana nakukumbusha ukiweke motomoto kile kipaji ulichopewa na Mungu wakati nilipokuwekea mikono yangu. |
| Swedish | Fördenskull påminner jag dig att du må uppliva den nådegåva från Gud, som i följd av min handpåläggning finnes i dig. >1 Tim. 4,14. |
| Thai | เหตุฉะนั้นข้าพเจ้าจึงสะกิ"ใจท่านให้ใช้ของประทานของพระเจ้าที่มีอยู่ในท่าน โ"ยการวางมือของข้าพเจ้านั้นให้รุ่งเรืองขึ้น |
| Ukrainian | ¶ З ці"ї причини я нагадую тобі, що ти розгрівав Божого дара, який у тобі через покладання рук моїх. |
| Uma | ¶ Jadi', Timotius! Toe pai' kupopokiwoii-ko bona nu'apui moto nono-nu, bona neo' -ko lente mpobago bago to nakolai' -koko Alata'ala, nto'u-na kujama woo' -nu mpo'ongko' -ko jadi' pangkeni agama. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "imposition": impositions. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "imposition": reimposition, superimposition. (additional references) | |
Words containing "imposition": reimpositions, superimpositions. (additional references) | |
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"Imposition" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: imposision, inposition, omposition. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "imposition" (pronounced i'mpuzi"shun) |
| 9 | i' m p u z i" sh u n | reimposition. |
| 8 | -m p u z i" sh u n | composition. |
| 7 | -p u z i" sh u n | deposition, disposition, exposition, juxtaposition, opposition, position, predisposition, presupposition, proposition, reposition, supposition. |
| 6 | -u z i" sh u n | acquisition, inquisition, physician, requisition. |
| 5 | -z i" sh u n | decomposition, musician, transition. |
| 4 | -i" sh u n | abolition, academician, addition, admission, admonition, ambition, ammunition, apparition, attrition, audition, clinician, coalition, cognition, commission, competition, condition, contrition, decommission, definition, demolition, dentition, dietitian, edition, electrician, emission, erudition, exhibition, expedition, extradition, fission, fruition, geriatrician, ignition, inhibition, intermission, intuition, logician, magician, malnutrition, mathematician, mission, mortician, munition, nutrition, obstetrician, omission, optician, partition, patrician, pediatrician, permission, petition, politician, precondition, preignition, premonition, prohibition, recognition, recondition, redefinition, remission, rendition, repetition, retransmission, rhetorician, sedition, statistician, submission, superstition, suspicion, tactician, technician, theoretician, titian, tradition, transmission, tuition, volition. |
| 3 | -sh u n | abbreviation, abdication, abduction, aberration, abomination, abortion, abrogation, absolution, absorption, abstraction, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, action, activation, adaptation, addiction, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoption, adoration, adulation, advection, advocation, affectation, affection, affiliation, affirmation, affliction, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, auction, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, benediction, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, circumspection, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, collection, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, compilation, completion, complexion, complication, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concoction, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, conduction, confabulation, confection, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conjunction, connection, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, constriction, construction, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, convection, convention, conversation, conviction, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correction, correlation, corroboration, corruption, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crucifixion, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decompression, deconstruction, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, deduction, defamation, defection, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depiction, depletion, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, dereliction, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, diction, differentiation, diffraction, digression, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, discoloration, disconnection, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinfection, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, dysfunction, echolocation, edification, education, egyptian, ejaculation, ejection, elaboration, elation, election, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erection, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, eviction, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaction, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extinction, extortion, extraction, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, faction, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, fiction, figuration, filtration, fixation, flexion, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fraction, fragmentation, freshen, friction, frustration, fumigation, function, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, imperfection, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inaction, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, induction, industrialization, infarction, infatuation, infection, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, inflection, infliction, information, infraction, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, injection, injunction, innovation, inoculation, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspection, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instruction, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, insurrection, integration, intensification, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intersection, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, introduction, introspection, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, junction, jurisdiction, justification, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liposuction, liquefaction, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, lotion, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malfunction, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, midsection, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonfiction, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, objection, obligation, observation, obsession, obstruction, occupation, ocean, operation, oppression, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, passion, pasteurization, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, preconception, predestination, prediction, predilection, preelection, preemption, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, production, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, projection, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, propulsion, proration, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protection, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaction, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recollection, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, reconstruction, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reflection, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinspection, reintegration, reinterpretation, reintroduction, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejection, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, replication, repossession, representation, repression, reproduction, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, restriction, resumption, resurrection, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retraction, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanction, sanitation, saponification, satisfaction, saturation, secession, secretion, section, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, seduction, segmentation, segregation, selection, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subscription, subsection, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, subtraction, suburbanization, succession, suction, suffocation, summation, superstation, suppression, suspension, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, titillation, toleration, traction, transaction, transcription, transection, transformation, transgression, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "i-i-i-m-n-o-o-p-s-t" | |
-2 letters: mispoint, position, tompions. | |
-3 letters: motions, options, potions, tompion. | |
-4 letters: impost, inmost, monist, motion, option, pinots, pintos, piston, pitons, points, poison, postin, potion, simoon, spinto. | |
-5 letters: imino, impis, intis, minis, mints, mitis, moist, monos, moons, moots, nomoi, nomos, omits, opsin, pinot, pinto, pints, pions, piton, point, poons, posit, snoop, snoot, spoon, stomp, stoop, tipis, toons, topis, topoi, topos. | |
| Words containing the letters "i-i-i-m-n-o-o-p-s-t" | |
+1 letter: impositions, misposition. | |
+2 letters: mispositions, optimisation, reimposition. | |
+3 letters: improvisation, mispositioned, optimisations, optimizations, reimpositions. | |
+4 letters: improvisations, mispositioning. | |
+5 letters: improvisational, monospecificity, nonimplications, suboptimization, superimposition. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)49 6D 70 6F 73 69 74 69 6F 6E |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).. -- .--. --- ... .. - .. --- -. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01101101 01110000 01101111 01110011 01101001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I m p o s i t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 006D 0070 006F 0073 0069 0074 0069 006F 006E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)43798281857586758180 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Historic 6. Quotations: Non-fiction 7. Quotations: Speeches 8. Usage Frequency | 9. Expressions 10. Expressions: Internet 11. Translations: Modern 12. Translations: Ancient | 13. Bible Trace 14. Derivations 15. Rhymes 16. Anagrams | 17. Orthography 18. Bibliography |
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