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foist (verb), foists; foisted; foisting
1. To introduce or to insert something secretly or without justification: After reading the contract for his new job carefully a second time, Timothy saw a provision which evidently had been foisted into it and which he had not seen before.
2. To force a person to accept something; especially, by deceit: A new tax increase was foisted on the citizens by the new administration of the government.
3. To pass off something as being genuine or worthwhile: The vendor on the street was foisting cheap watches to the tourists, which he said were made of gold and silver!
To palm off or to dispose of something.
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