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imprint

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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.

[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.]

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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"
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
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"
Verb1.imprint - establish or impress firmly in the mind; "We imprint our ideas onto our children"
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"
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"

imprint

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

French imprint [ˈɪmprɪnt] nempreinte f;
(Publishing) → notice f: (= label); nom m (de collection or d'éditeur)

German imprint [ˈɪmprɪnt] n (of hand etc) → Abdruck m;
(Publishing) → Impressum nt

Italian imprint [ˈɪmprɪnt] n (PUBLISHING) → sigla editoriale

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There are some people who leave impressions not so lasting as the imprint of an oar upon the water.
Everything from the table napkins to the silver, china, and glass bore that imprint of newness found in the households of the newly married.
In such places the imprint of a huge handlike foot and the knuckles of one great hand were sometimes plain enough for an ordinary mortal to read.
 
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