Feb 17, 2023 10:36
1 yr ago
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English term

impose

English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
What happened was if it hadn’t been for the FBI, I wouldn't be here to tell you this story. Because during those two years, everything was done to seal my lips and impose all the information which I had within me. So stupid was I, however, that I wasn’t ready to testify; I wasn’t ready to give the information.

https://youtu.be/37HgRWTsGs0?t=3454

What is she saying? Thank you for your help.
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Feb 17, 2023 10:36: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"

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Non-PRO (1): Yvonne Gallagher

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Discussion

TonyTK Feb 17, 2023:
"depose" ... ... as in "deposition"?

Responses

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18 mins
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To be forced

I think she means she was forced to keep all the information a secret. She is not using the verb "to impose" right, but I believe that's what she wanted to convey.

Collins dictionary: If you impose something on people, you use your authority to force them to accept it.
Peer comment(s):

agree Clauwolf
44 mins
disagree Mark Robertson : Impose makes no sense in the context. It's depose.
4 hrs
disagree Yvonne Gallagher : With Mark
4 days
Thanks Yvonne. I stand by what I said, nobidy was deposing her, but rather forcing her to stay quiet.
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