English

Etymology
Probably from obsolete D. term|vuisten||to take into one�s hand, from MD. term|vuysten, from term|vuyst||fist; akin to Old English term|fyst||fist.

Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant.

#* 2006 � w:Anthony Daniels (psychiatrist)|Theodore Dalrymple, The Gift of Language
#*: attempts to foist alleged grammatical �correctness� on native speakers of an �incorrect� dialect are nothing but the unacknowledged and oppressive exercise of social control

1. transitive To force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit.
2. transitive To pass off as genuine or worthy.

#* rfdate Jonathan Spivak � foist costly and valueless products on the public

Synonyms
fob off
pass off
pawn off
palm off

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L4+ not in L3 POS section (AutoFormat? would have corrected level of Synonyms)
trans-top|introduce or insert surreptitiously
Dutch: t|nl|opdringen
Italian: sbolognare
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|force another to accept
Dutch: t|nl|opdringen
Italian: sbolognare
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|pass off as genuine
Dutch: t|nl|opdringen, t|nl|opzadelen met
Italian: sbolognare
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Category:English transitive verbs

et:foist
io:foist
it:foist
te:foist
vi:foist
zh:foist

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