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Meaning of 'imprint' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Imprint [ v. t.]
- To impress; to mark by pressure; to indent; to stamp.
- 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).
- To fix indelibly or permanently, as in the mind or memory; to impress.
- 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.

Meaning of 'imprint' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . imprint [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a distinctive influence
Example in sentence:
  • English stills bears the imprint of the Norman invasion
Meaning (2):
- a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
Example in sentence:
  • he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud
Meaning (3):
- 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
Example in sentence:
  • the book was published under a distinguished imprint
4 . imprint [ v]
Meaning (4):
- mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
Example in sentence:
  • To make a batik, you impress a design with wax
Meaning (5):
- establish or impress firmly in the mind
Example in sentence:
  • We imprint our ideas onto our children

Nearby Words:

imp imp-pole impacable impackment impact impacted impacting impaction impaint impair

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