foist /ˈfɔɪst/
(vt.)偷偷插入,使混入,硬賣給
Foist n. A light and fast-sailing ship. [Obs.]
Foist, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Foisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Foisting.] To insert surreptitiously, wrongfully, or without warrant; to interpolate; to pass off (something spurious or counterfeit) as genuine, true, or worthy; -- usually followed by in.
Lest negligence or partiality might admit or foist in abuses and corruption. --R. Carew.
When a scripture has been corrupted . . . by a supposititious foisting of some words in. --South.
Foist, n.
1. A foister; a sharper. [Obs.]
2. A trick or fraud; a swindle. [Obs.]
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foist
v 1: to force onto another; "He foisted his work on me"
2: insert surreptitiously or without warrant