foist

/fˈɔ‍ɪst/

/ˈfɔɪst/

to foist

MAIN VERB

insert surreptitiously or without warrant

to force onto another

Examples

1. We don't foist on instructors anything that we don't support live.

2. He also began foisting some of the finer French foods onto the English clientele.

3. In some cases, we've allowed other institutions, like the Supreme Court, to foist some of this on us.

4. You know, I've spent my whole life foisting responsibility off on other people.