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I. Lit. to place one thing on another:

1. impōno, 3: constr. for the position, usu. dat., or in with acc. (rarely in with abl., where the idea of the place prevails over that of placing: as, these garlands shall be p. on our hearth for the Lar, haec imponentur in foco nostro Lari, Pl. Aul. 2, 8, 16): the pack-saddle is p. on the ox, clitellae bovi sunt impositae (prov. for a burthen on the wrong shoulders), Cic. Att. 5, 15: (Lycaon) p. the joints on the table, (artus) imposuit mensis, Ov. M. 1, 230: they p. a crown of gold on the letter, coronam auream literis imponebant, Cic. Flacc. 37, 76: he proposed to p. a diadem on his colleague's head, id egit ut collegae diadema imponeret, id. Phil. 3, 5, 12: youths p. on funeral pyres, etc., impositique rogis juvenes ante ora parentum, Virg. G. 4, 477, and Aen. 6, 308: same phrase with in and acc.; in rogum imp., Cic. Tusc. 1, 35, 85: in ignem imposita 'st, Ter. And. 1, 1, 102. With pronom. adv.: cf. Caes. B. G. 1, 42, omnibus equis Gallis equitibus detractis, eo (on them, i. e. the horses) legionarios milites imp. Esp., to p. on board a ship, usu. constr. with in naves: cf. legiones equitesque Brundisii in naves impositi, id. B. C. 3, 14: adv. cf. deprehensis navibus circiter L atque eo militibus impositis, id. B. G. 7, 58: abl. (very rare): cf. vetustissima nave impositi, id. in Suet. Caes. 66: absol. id. B. C. 3, 6: Cic. Div. 2, 40, 84: v. to embark.
2. superpōno, 3 (rare) with dat.: an ornament p. on the head, superpositum capiti decus (i. e. the pileus), Liv. 1, 34. Also pono, foll. by super (freq. in late Lat.): to p. a stone on the mouth of the well, (lapidem) super os putei p., Vulg. Gen. xxix. 3: to p. one's hand on (another's) eyes (i. e. to close them at death), p. manus super oculos, id. ib. 46, 4: to p. (a sacrifice) on the wood, p. super ligna, id. 3 Reg. xviii. 23 (imp. ib.): he p. the crown on him, posuit super eum diadema, id. 4 Reg. xi. 12: v. put upon.
3. appōno, 3: with dat., and ad, and absol.: p. the kettle on the fire, app. cucumam foco, Petron. S. 135: to p. jewels on the couches, gemmas toris app., Ov. Her. 9, 60: esp. to p. food on the table, to serve up (with mensa rarely expressed, as Virg. Aen. 4, 602, patriisque epulandum apponere mensis: al. leg. ponere: cibos in mensam alicui app., Pl. Men. 1, 3, 29): he was the first that p. a whole boar on his table at dinner, solidum aprum primus in epulis apposuit, Plin. 8, 51, 78: to p. on a dish, patellam app., Cic. Verr. 4, 22: to p. anything on in a service of pottery, aliquid in vasis fictilibus app., id. Att. 6, 1, 10: pass., dinner is p. on the table, apposita est coena, Pl. Trin. 2, 4, 69: absol., appositum est ampliter, id. Mil. 3, 1, 160. Phr. when the dessert was p. on, apposita secunda mensa, Cic. Att. 14, 6.
4. rĕpōno, 3, with super and abl.: putting logs in plenty on the fire, ligna super foco large reponens, Hor. Od. 1, 9, 6 (cf. subjiciens ligna, Vulg. Lev. vi. 12).
5. addo, dĭdi, dĭtum, 3: to p. water on a fire, flammae aquam add., Tib. 2, 4, 42.
6. indūco, 3: to p. on different sorts of feathers (in a picture), varias inducere plumas, Hor. A. P. 2: cf. colorem picturae ind., Plin. 35, 10, 36: v. to lay on, to spread over.
7. infĕro, tŭli, lātum, 3: with dat.: cf. manus alicui inf. (= lay hands on), Cic. Cat. 3, 1, 8: absol., to p. on a dish (= to serve up)., lancem inf., Plin. 33, 11, 52: he ordered the dessert to be p. on, inferri secundam mensam jussit, id. 9, 35, 58.
8. subdo, 3, to p. on one thing (as an addition) to another:--versus subd., Gell. 18, 4: v. to append; to subjoin.

II. Hence, to impose burthens, esp. tribute and taxes: impōno, 3, with dat. of the thing or person taxed: to p. a tax on produce, vectigal fructibus imp., Cic. Font. 5, 10: a poll-tax was p. on slaves and freemen, in capita singula servorum ac liberorum tributum imponebatur, Caes. B.C. 3, 32: cf. to impose, to lay on.
III. to p. on dress, etc., both on another and on oneself:

1. indŭo, ŭi, ūtum, 3, opp. to exŭo: (1) Trans. usu. with acc. of thing, dat. of person: when D. had p. the tunic on Hercules, cui quum Deianira tunicam induisset, Cic. Tusc. 2, 8, 20: seizing her, he p.s on her the insignia of Bacchus, raptaeque insignia Bacchi Induit, Ov. M. 6, 598: sometimes with acc. of person and abl. of thing: they p. his own raiment on him, induerunt eum vestimentis ejus, Vulg. Matt. xxvii. 31: Marc. xv. 18: or, with thing understood, bring forth the best robe, and p. it on him, cito proferte stolam primam, et induite illum, id. Luc. xv. 22. Note: Late writers use in this sense do with in and abl. or acc.: he p. his ring on his hand, dedit eum (annulum) in manu ejus, Vulg. Gen. xli. 42: cf. id. Luc. xv. 22, date annulum in manum ejus, et calceamenta in pedes ejus: also circumdo, with acc. of thing and dat. of person, or acc. of person and abl. of thing: they p. on him a scarlet robe, chlamydem coccineam circumdederunt ei, id. Matt. xxvii. 28: veste purpurea circumdederunt eum, Joh. xix. 2 (cf. Marc. xv. 17, induunt eum purpura). (2) Reflect. (= Eng. intrans.): with sibi: to p. on a chain, sibi torquem ind. Cic. Fin. 2, 22, 73: or alone, as intrans.: to p. on a ring, annulum ind., id. Off. 3, 9, 38: a helmet, galeam ind., Virg. Aen. 9, 366: esp. pass. as reflect. with acc. of thing: to p. on a garment, indui vestem, Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 40: cf. Virg. Aen. 2, 393, Androgei galeam clipeique insigne decorum Induitur (the abl., ib. 5, 674, indutus galea, refers to the state, wearing, not the act of putting on): for the gerundive, cf. Caes. B. G. 2, 21, ut etiam ad galeas ind. tempus defuerit (where Herzog insists on inducendas).
2. indūco, 3: with acc. of person and abl. of thing: cf. Stat. S. 8, 2, 67, humeros albenti amictu ind.: pass. as reflect. with pers. as subject: tunicaque inducitur artus, Virg. Aen. 8, 457: with thing as obj. and pers. in dat., used in pass.: if his shoes were p. on wrong, the left for the right, si mane sibi calceus perperam ac sinister pro dextero induceretur, Suet. Aug. 92.
3. sūmo, sumpsi, sumptum, 3: cf. calceos et vestimenta sumere, esp. to assume a formal or official dress: to p. on the toga pretexta, togam praetextam s., Liv. 8, 9: when he had p. on the dress of manhood, sumpta virili toga, Cic. Am. 1, 1: the diadem, diadema s., Suet. Cal. 22: the royal robes, regium ornatum, Nep. Eum. sub fin.
4. accommŏdo, 1 (to fit on), with dat. or ad and acc., and dat. of pers.: to p. a hood on one's head, calauticam capiti acc., Cic. Frag. Or. in Clod. 5: cf. id. de Or. 2, 61, 250, coronam sibi ad caput acc.: to p. a shield on one's back, clipeum ad dorsum acc., Pl. Trin. 3, 2, 93.
5. apto, 1 (fit on to): to p. a ring on the finger, digito annulum apt., Suet. Tib. 73: he p.s (arms) on strong shoulders, humeris (haec) fortibus aptat, Virg. Aen. 9, 364.
6. Expr. by particular verbs referring to the parts of dress: e. g. while he p. on his shoes and cloak, dum calceabat ipse sese et amiciebat, Suet. Vesp. 21: for ămĭcĭo, ui, ixi, ictum, 4, cf. to clothe, to wear, TO WRAP ABOUT. To p. on one's hat, caput operire, Pl. Poen. 3, 4, 34: v. to cover: (the kings) having p. on their robes, vestiti cultu regio, Vulg. 3 Reg. xxii. 10: v. to clothe.

IV. Hence, to assume, invest oneself with, any character or quality:

1. indŭo, 3: (in sleep) you daily p. on the likeness of death, eam (imaginem mortis) quotidie induis, Cic. Tusc. 1, 38, 92: a man p.s off the character of the friend, when he p.s on that of the judge, ponit personam amici, cum induit judicis, id. Off. 3, 10, 43: to p. on the pretence of anything, alicujus simulationem ind., Liv. 1, 56: of moral qualities: p. on the new man, induite novum hominem, Vulg. Eph. iv. 24: cf. Col. iii. 10.
2. sūmo and assūmo, 3: v. adopt, assume.

imponere, alicui or alicui rei (e.g., alicui coronam) superponere alicui rei (e.g., capiti decus); apponere aliqua re (e.g., lumen mensa); aptare, accommodare alicui rei or ad aliquid (e.g., sibi coronam ad caput): to put on a hat, causiam capiti aptare; caput operire or adoperire (general term, to cover the head): to put on his cap again, pileum capiti reponere: to put on a helmet, galeam inducere (☞ induere is bad; Vid: Herzog, Caes., B.G., 2, 21): to put on a hood, calanticam capiti accommodare: to put food on the table, cibos apponere; mensam epulis exstruere: to put on the dessert, mensam secundam apponere: to put on colors (on a picture), (picturae) inducere colores: to put on clolhes (on another person), induere alicui vestem or aliquem veste (opposed to exuere alicui vestem); on one’s self, calceos et vestimenta sumere; induere sibi vestem; se amicire (only of clothes wrapped about one, as the toga, never of those drawn on): he puts on his shoes and his clothes, et calceabat ipse sese et amiciebat (Suet., Vesp., 21).

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