Definition of "foist" []

• To pass off as genuine, valuable, or worthy: "I can usually tell whether a poet . . . is foisting off on us what he'd like to think is pure invention” ( J.D. Salinger). (verb-transitive)
• To impose (something or someone unwanted) upon another by coercion or trickery: They had extra work foisted on them because they couldn't say no to the boss. (verb-transitive)
• To insert fraudulently or deceitfully: foisted unfair provisions into the contract. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Besides, I'm one of those strange people who prefers live versions of songs over the over produced studio recordings the labels foist upon the artists."
• "While it could be interesting, one may hope GoOgle will not foist aka force it upon gmail users."
• "The 84-year-old leader caused outrage in October 2005 when he used a speech at the FAO to tell donor nations not to "foist" food on Zimbabwe and compared the then British premier Tony Blair to Italy's wartime dictator, Benito Mussolini."