impress

¹im·press

verb \im-ˈpres\

Definition of IMPRESS

transitive verb

1

a : to apply with pressure so as to imprint b : to produce (as a mark) by pressure c : to mark by or as if by pressure or stamping

2

a : to produce a vivid impression of b : to affect especially forcibly or deeply : gain the admiration or interest of <her honesty impressed us>

3

: transfer, transmit

intransitive verb

: to produce an impression

— im·press·ibil·i·ty \-ˌpre-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

— im·press·ible \-ˈpre-sə-bəl\ adjective

Origin of IMPRESS

Middle English, from Latin impressus, past participle of imprimere, from in- + premere to press — more at press

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with IMPRESS

abscess, access, address, aggress, assess, bench-press, caress, clothespress, coatdress, cold-press, compress, confess, cross-dress, CS, depress, de-stress, digress, distress, drill press, egress, excess, express, finesse, fluoresce, French press, full-dress, handpress, headdress, housedress, idlesse, ingress, Meknes, much less, nightdress, noblesse, no less, obsess, oppress, outguess, possess, precess, prestress, princess, process, profess, progress, recess, redress, regress, re-press, repress, shirtdress, side-dress, SS, success, sundress, suppress, tendresse, top-dress, transgress, undress, unless, web press, winepress, word stress