bring down vs foist

bring down and foist both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bring down	No	No	Yes	No
foist	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, foist is a hyponym of bring down; that is, foist is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bring down:

Other hyponyms of bring down include dictate, order, prescribe, intrude, obtrude, clamp, give.

bring down (verb)	foist (verb)
cut down on; make a reduction in	insert surreptitiously or without warrant
impose something unpleasant	to force onto another
cause to be enthusiastic
cause to come to the ground
move something or somebody to a lower position
cause the downfall of; of rulers