imprint
transitive verb
- to mark by or as by pressing or stamping; impress: to imprint a paper with a seal
- to make (a mark or impression) by pressing
- to press or apply: to imprint a kiss on the forehead
- to implant firmly in the mind or fix in the memory: with on: a sight imprinted forever on her memory
noun
- a mark made by imprinting
- a lasting effect or characteristic result: the imprint of starvation
- a note on a book's title page or its reverse or at the end of the book, giving the publisher's or printer's name, time and place of publication, etc.
- the name of a publishing company
See imprint in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ĭm-prĭntˈ)
transitive verb im·print·ed,
im·print·ing,
im·prints - To produce (a mark or pattern) on a surface by pressure.
- To produce a mark on (a surface) by pressure.
- To impart a strong or vivid impression of: “We imprint our own ideas onto acts” (Ellen Goodman).
- To fix firmly, as in the mind: He tried to imprint the number on his memory.
- To modify (a gene) by chemical means.
noun (ĭmˈprĭntˌ)- A mark or pattern produced by imprinting. See Synonyms at impression.
- A distinguishing influence or effect: Spanish architecture that shows the imprint of Islamic rule.
- A publisher's name, often with the date, address, and edition, printed at the bottom of a title page of a publication.
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