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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions foist verb  (transitive) To introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant. 2006 " w:Anthony Daniels (psychiatrist), Theodore Dalrymple, http://www.city-journal.org/html/16_4_urbanities-language.html The Gift of Language : attempts to alleged grammatical "correctness" on native speakers of an "incorrect" dialect are nothing but the unacknowledged and oppressive exercise of social control (transitive) To force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit. (transitive) To pass off as genuine or worthy. (rfdate) Jonathan Spivak " costly and valueless products on the public Etymology: Probably from obsolete (term, vuisten, , to take into one"s hand), from (term, vuysten), from (term, vuyst, , fist); akin to Old English (term, fyst, , fist).      Full Definition of foist  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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