Phonetic: /fɔɪst/

Part of Speech: Verb

Definition

• to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
• to force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit
  
  … when the states … foist unnecessary expenses on local taxpayers …
  —T. C. Desmond
• to pass off as genuine or worthy
  
  … foist costly and valueless products on the public …
  —Jonathan Spivak
  
  … inferior caviar has been foisted on an unknowing public …
  —David Rosengarten