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self-impose

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To voluntarily impose on oneself.

transitive

Examples

“Pelosi eventually agreed to self-impose term limits, albeit with an escape⟳ clause.”
“Louisiana State University is self-imposing penalties on its football program⟳ as the NCAA investigates the team for rules violations, according to a report⟳ in Sports Illustrated.”
“Kansas has self-imposed a four-game suspension for head coach Bill Self and assistant Kurtis Townsend to begin⟳ this season along with several other sanctions, the school announced Wednesday.”
“Aug. 12, 2023, Michigan self-imposes Harbaugh suspension: In a disciplinary action that quite literally feels like⟳ it happened years ago, Michigan suspended Harbaugh for three games following alleged recruiting violations within his program⟳.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

self-imposed self-imposes self-imposing self-improve self-improved self-improves

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