imprint

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1im·print

verb \im-ˈprint, ˈim-ˌ\

Definition of IMPRINT

transitive verb
1
: to mark by or as if by pressure : impress
2
a : to fix indelibly or permanently (as on the memory) b : to subject to or induce by imprinting <an imprinted preference>
intransitive verb
: to undergo imprinting
im·print·er \-ˈprin-tər, -ˌprin-\ noun

Examples of IMPRINT

  1. wearing a T-shirt imprinted with the company logo
  2. a picture imprinted in my memory

Origin of IMPRINT

Middle English emprenten, from Anglo-French emprient, 3d singular of enpreindre to impress (from Latin imprimere) & empreinter, from emprent, past participle of enpreindre
First Known Use: 14th century

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