| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To offer or put into circulation (an inferior or spurious item): fob off, palm off, pass off, put off. See HONEST. 2. To force (another) to accept a burden: impose, inflict, saddle. Informal : stick. See GIVE, OVER, WILLING. 3. To introduce gradually and slyly: edge, infiltrate, insinuate, wind2, work, worm. See ENTER.
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