Third person singular present tense of foist; tricks or deceives someone into accepting something.
Regular present-tense conjugation of 'foist' for he/she/it forms or plural subjects, maintaining the deceptive meaning.
The verb 'foists' is still used in modern English to describe exactly what happens when a company tries to 'foist' an unwanted product or update on consumers—the word survives because the trick survives.
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