v. t. | 1. | To impress; to mark by pressure; to indent; to stamp. |
2. | To stamp or mark, as letters on paper, by means of type, plates, stamps, or the like; to print the mark (figures, letters, etc., upon something). | |
3. | To fix indelibly or permanently, as in the mind or memory; to impress. | |
4. | (Ethology) To create or acquire (a behavioral pattern) by the process of imprinting. | |
n. | 1. | Whatever is impressed or imprinted; the impress or mark left by something; specifically, the name of the printer or publisher (usually) with the time and place of issue, in the title-page of a book, or on any printed sheet. |
Noun | 1. | imprint - a distinctive influence; "English stills bears the imprint of the Norman invasion" |
2. | imprint - a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud" Synonyms: impression, depression | |
3. | imprint - an identification of a publisher; a publisher's name along with the date and address and edition that is printed at the bottom of the title page; "the book was publsihed under a distinguished imprint" | |
4. | imprint - an impression produced by pressure or printing Synonyms: embossment | |
5. | imprint - a device produced by pressure on a surface | |
Verb | 1. | imprint - establish or impress firmly in the mind; "We imprint our ideas onto our children" Synonyms: form |
2. | imprint - mark or stamp with or as if with pressure; "To make a batik, you impress a design with wax" Synonyms: impress |