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imprint

Dictionary definition · imprint

noun

  1. a distinctive influence"English stills bears the imprint of the Norman invasion"
  2. a concavity in a surface produced by pressing"he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"
  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"the book was published under a distinguished imprint"
  4. an impression produced by pressure or printing
  5. a device produced by pressure on a surface

verb

  1. establish or impress firmly in the mind"We imprint our ideas onto our children"
  2. mark or stamp with or as if with pressure"To make a batik, you impress a design with wax"

Similar words

formdepressionimpressionimpressembossment

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).