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verb
- 1. impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on: "she had no desire to have an elderly relative foisted on her" Similar
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The meaning of FOIST is to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant. How to use foist in a sentence. Did you know?
1. (usually fol. by on or upon) to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably. to foist inferior merchandise on a customer. 2. (usually fol. by in or into) to bring, put, or introduce surreptitiously or fraudulently. to foist political views into a news story.
1. To pass off as genuine, valuable, or worthy: "I can usually tell whether a poet ... is foisting off on us what he'd like to think is pure invention" (J.D. Salinger). 2. To impose (something or someone unwanted) upon another by coercion or trickery: They had extra work foisted on them because they couldn't say no to the boss. 3.
Anything — a person or object or idea — can be foisted if it's done by force upon an unwilling party. Foist used to imply a degree of deception rather than just brute force, but that's a meaning that's pretty much lost now: if something's foisted upon you, you know about it.
Definition of foist verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb foist, nine of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Foist Definition. To pass off as genuine, valuable, or worthy. To put in slyly or surreptitiously, as a clause into a contract. To get (a thing) accepted, sold, etc. by fraud, deception, etc.; palm off.
Foist definition: to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon). See examples of FOIST used in a sentence.
1. to put in slyly or surreptitiously, as a clause into a contract. [...] 2. to get (a thing) accepted, sold, etc. by fraud, deception, etc.; palm off. with on or upon [...] More.
Aug 24, 2024 · Pronunciation. [edit] (UK, US) IPA (key): /fɔɪst/ Rhymes: -ɔɪst. Verb. [edit] foist (third-person singular simple present foists, present participle foisting, simple past and past participle foisted) (transitive) To introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant.
