impose vs foist

impose and foist both are verbs.

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

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

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

impose (verb)	foist (verb)
impose something unpleasant	insert surreptitiously or without warrant
impose and collect	to force onto another
compel to behave in a certain way