imprint

im·print  (m-prnt)

tr.v. im·print·ed, im·print·ing, im·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. (mprnt)

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.

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[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.]

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imprint

Noun

1. a mark or impression produced by pressing, printing, or stamping

2. the publisher's name and address, often with the date of publication, printed on the title page of a book

Verb

1. to produce (a mark) by pressing, printing, or stamping: T-shirts imprinted with slogans

2. to establish firmly; impress: he couldn't dislodge the images imprinted on his brain

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	imprint - a distinctive influence; "English stills bears the imprint of the Norman invasion" influence - a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do; "her wishes had a great influence on his thinking"
	2.	imprint - a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud" impression, depression dimple - a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin; "His dimple appeared whenever he smiled" concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature - a shape that curves or bends inward groove, channel - a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record) dimple - any slight depression in a surface; "there are approximately 336 dimples on a golf ball" dip - a depression in an otherwise level surface; "there was a dip in the road" incision, prick, scratch, dent, slit - a depression scratched or carved into a surface droop, sag - a shape that sags; "there was a sag in the chair seat" crinkle, wrinkle, furrow, crease, seam, line - a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles" cranny, crevice, fissure, chap, crack - a long narrow depression in a surface
	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 published under a distinguished imprint" identification - evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing
	4.	imprint - an impression produced by pressure or printing embossment stamp, impression - a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving; "he put his stamp on the envelope"
	5.	imprint - a device produced by pressure on a surface device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" impression - (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster; "the dentist took an impression for use in preparing an inlay"
Verb	1.	imprint - establish or impress firmly in the mind; "We imprint our ideas onto our children" form act upon, influence, work - have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"
	2.	imprint - mark or stamp with or as if with pressure; "To make a batik, you impress a design with wax" impress change surface - undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface stamp - to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something; "a man whose name is permanently stamped on our maps" boss, emboss, stamp - raise in a relief; "embossed stationery"

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imprint

noun 1. mark, print, impression, stamp, indentation

verb 2. engrave, print, stamp, impress, etch, emboss

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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.

Translations

imprint [ˈɪmprɪnt] n (PUBLISHING) → pie m de imprenta;

(fig) → sello

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imprint [ˈɪmprɪnt] n → empreinte f;

(Publishing) → notice f: (= label); nom m (de collection or d'éditeur)

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imprint [ˈɪmprɪnt] n (of hand etc) → Abdruck m;

(Publishing) → Impressum nt

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imprint [ˈɪmprɪnt] n (PUBLISHING) → sigla editoriale