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Definitions for Foist

[1] to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon ): to foist inferior merchandise on a customer.
[2] to bring, put, or introduce surreptitiously or fraudulently (usually followed by in or into ): to foist political views into a news story.
[3] (often foll by off or on ) to sell or pass off (something, esp an inferior article) as genuine, valuable, etc
[4] (usually foll by in or into ) to insert surreptitiously or wrongfully

Words related to Foist

impose

Words nearby Foist

foiled, foilsman, foin, foism, foison, foist, fokine, fokker, fol., folacin, folate

Origin of Foist

1535–45; < Dutch dialect vuisten, derivative of vuist fist1

Other words from Foist

un·foist·ed , adjective

Word origin for Foist

C16: probably from obsolete Dutch vuisten to enclose in one's hand, from Middle Dutch vuist fist

Synonyms for Foist

impose, compel to accept, fob off, insert fraudulently, palm off, pass off, pull a fast one, ram down one's throat, sneak in