impose vs distrain

impose and distrain both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
impose	No	No	Yes	No
distrain	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, distrain is a hyponym of impose; that is, distrain is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than impose:

Other hyponyms of impose include toll, tithe, reimpose, lay, fine, mulct, tax.

impose (verb)	distrain (verb)
impose something unpleasant	confiscate by distress
impose and collect	levy a distress on
compel to behave in a certain way	legally take something in place of a debt payment