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

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

²im·print

noun \ˈim-ˌprint\

Definition of IMPRINT

: something imprinted or printed: as

a : a mark or depression made by pressure <the fossil imprint of a dinosaur's foot>

b : an identifying name (as of a publisher) placed conspicuously on a product; also : the name under which a publisher issues books

c : an indelible distinguishing effect or influence

Examples of IMPRINT

1. We saw an imprint of a bike tire on the dirt trail.
2. a fossil imprint of a dinosaur's foot

Origin of IMPRINT

Middle English enpreent, from Anglo-French emprente, from feminine of emprent, past participle of enpreindre

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to IMPRINT

Synonyms

track, trace, trail

Related Words

footmark, footprint, footstep, hoofprint, path, print, pug, rut, step, tread; artifact, evidence, leavings, relic, remain(s), remainder, reminder, remnant, residual, residue, sign, spoor, telltale, token, vestige; clue, cue, hint, indication, inkling, intimation, lead, suggestion; scent, shadow, whiff

im·print

transitive verb \im-ˈprint, ˈim-ˌ\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of IMPRINT

1

: to fix indelibly or permanently (as on the memory)

2

: to subject to or induce by imprinting <an imprinted preference> <a gene imprinted to be inactive when inherited from the mother>

intransitive verb

: to undergo imprinting

—im·print·er \-ər\ noun