imprint

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

Related to IMPRINT

Synonyms: brand, etch, impress, engrave, infix, ingrain (also engrain)

Related Words: enroot, imbue, implant, inculcate, infuse, instill; fix, set, stamp

Near Antonyms: blot out, erase, expunge, obliterate

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Rhymes with IMPRINT

blueprint, catmint, footprint, forint, gunflint, handprint, hoofprint, horsemint, in-print, large-print, newsprint, offprint, preprint, remint, reprint, skinflint, spearmint, thumbprint, voiceprint, wind sprint, work print