imprinted

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.]

Translations

imprinted [ɪmˈprɪntɪd] adj

(lit) imprinted on sth → imprimé(e) sur qch

(fig) imprinted on sb's brain → gravé(e) dans la tête de qn, gravé(e) dans la mémoire de qn
the images imprinted on his brain → les images gravées dans sa tête, les images gravées dans sa mémoire

imprinted [ɪmˈprɪntɪd] adj imprinted on → impresso/a in