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to mark by or as if by pressure : impress; to fix indelibly or permanently (as on the memory); to subject to or induce by imprinting… See the full definition
IMPRINT definition: 1. to mark a surface by pressing something hard into it 2. to fix an event or experience so firmly…. Learn more.
An imprint is a mark or outline made by the pressure of one object on another. The ground still bore the imprints of their feet. [ + of] 4. verb [usually passive] If a surface is imprinted with a mark or design, that mark or design is printed on the surface or pressed into it.
to mark a surface by pressing something hard into it. to fix an event or experience so firmly in the memory that it cannot be forgotten although you do not try to remember it: be imprinted on That look of grief would be imprinted on her mind forever. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Publishing: printing & word processing. 3-D printing.
noun. a mark or impression produced by pressure, printing, or stamping. a characteristic mark or indication; stamp. the imprint of great sadness on his face. the publisher's name and address, usually with the date of publication, in a book, pamphlet, etc. the printer's name and address on any printed matter.
To imprint is to mark or stamp something, like with the name of a publisher. It also can refer to any kind of impression or influence. You can imprint or leave imprints — the word is happy as a verb or a noun. You can literally imprint something with a stamp of your initials.
Verb. Noun. Filter. verb. imprinted, imprinting, imprints. To produce (a mark or pattern) on a surface by pressure. American Heritage. Similar definitions. To mark by or as by pressing or stamping; impress. To imprint a paper with a seal. Webster's New World. To learn by means of imprinting. Webster's New World.
1. A mark or pattern produced by imprinting; an impression. 2. A distinguishing influence or effect: Spanish architecture that shows the imprint of Islamic rule. 3. A chemical modification of a gene affecting the gene's expression in offspring. 4. a.
IMPRINT definition: 1. a mark left when an object is pressed into something soft: 2. the effect that something leaves…. Learn more.
a mark or figure impressed or printed on something. any impression or impressed effect: He left the imprint of his thought on all succeeding scholars. Library Science [ Bibliog.] the name of a book's publisher printed on the title page or elsewhere, usually with the place and date of publication.
