imprint

tr.v., -print·ed, -print·ing, -prints.

1. To produce (a mark or pattern) on a surface by pressure.
2. To produce a mark on (a surface) by pressure.
3. To impart a strong or vivid impression of: "We imprint our own ideas onto acts" (Ellen Goodman).
4. To fix firmly, as in the mind: He tried to imprint the number on his memory.
5. To modify (a gene) by chemical means.

n. (ĭm'prĭnt')

1. A mark or pattern produced by imprinting. See synonyms at impression.
2. A distinguishing influence or effect: Spanish architecture that shows the imprint of Islamic rule.
3. A publisher's name, often with the date, address, and edition, printed at the bottom of a title page of a publication.

[Middle English emprenten, from Old French empreinter, from empreinte, impression, from feminine past participle of empreindre, to print, from Latin imprimere, to impress. See impress¹.]

1. Anything that has been printed, such as advertising copy or a company logo, by some sort of printing process.

2. see dealer imprint.

verb

To produce a deep impression of: engrave, etch, fix, grave³, impress, inscribe, stamp. See marks.

noun

The visible effect made on a surface by pressure: impress, impression, indent, indentation, mark, print, stamp. See marks.

(DOD, NATO) Brief note in the margin of a map giving all or some of the following: date of publication, printing, name of publisher, printer, place of publication, number of copies printed, and related information.

IN BRIEF: To mark by pressing or stamping.

There are some people who leave impressions not so lasting as the imprint of an oar upon the water. — Kate Chopin.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - trykke, præge, prente
n. - aftryk, mærke, præg, spor

Nederlands (Dutch)
opdrukken, stempelen, afdruk, opdruk

Français (French)
v. tr. - imprimer, graver, imprégner (une marque, un motif), (Psych, Zool) imprégner
n. - (lit, fig) empreinte, marque d'éditeur

Deutsch (German)
v. - aufdrucken, aufprägen, aufdrücken
n. - Abdruck, Stempel, Impressum

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (απο)τυπώνω, σταμπάρω, εκτυπώνω, βγάζω αποτύπωμα
n. - αποτύπωμα, σφραγίδα, σημάδι

Italiano (Italian)
stampare, impronta, sovrastampa

Português (Portuguese)
v. - imprimir, gravar (fig.)
n. - estampa (f), impressão (f)

Русский (Russian)
отпечаток, фиксировать, штемпелевать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - imprimir, estampar, fijar, grabar (en la memoria)
n. - impresión, marca, sello, pie de imprenta

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - trycka på (in), stämpla, inprägla (bildl.), inskärpa
n. - avtryck, intryck, prägel, tryckort, -år och förläggarens namn

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
印, 压印, 铭刻, 盖于, 牢记, 印痕, 深刻的印象, 痕迹, 印记

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 印, 壓印, 銘刻, 蓋於, 牢記
n. - 印痕, 深刻的印象, 痕跡, 印記

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 누르다, 날인하다, ~에게 감명을 주다
n. - 날인, 인상

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 押す, 刻み込む
n. - 押した印, 印象, 奥付け, 痕跡

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يدفع, يختم (الاسم) أثر مميز, دمغه الناشر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הדפיס, החתים, הטביע, הרשים, הטביע חותם על המוח‬
n. - ‮חותם, סימן, שם המו"ל, כותרת עמוד, הערת שוליים‬

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