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foist
Foist means to pass something off as valuable when it is not, or to trick someone into having or doing something they don't want. (verb)
- An example of foist is to advertise a car as in perfect condition when it has bad brakes; to foist the car off on the buyer.
- An example of foist is to get an approval by a committee on an agreement in which changes have been secretly made without the knowledge of the committee members; to foist the approval off on the committee
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