im·print
im-ˈprint 
ˈim-ˌprint
ˈim-ˌprint
imprinted; imprinting; imprints
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
: to undergo imprinting
im·print
ˈim-ˌprint
: something imprinted or printed: such 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 in a Sentence
Verb
wearing a T-shirt imprinted with the company logo
a picture imprinted in my memory
Noun
We saw an imprint of a bike tire on the dirt trail.
a fossil imprint of a dinosaur's foot
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Oct. 2025
Mack Wilson’s number is probably still imprinted on McCaffrey’s chest.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Perhaps there’s a haunting to be had in this injustice; perhaps these war dead, with the truth of their deaths hidden and covered up at the time, have left their own ghostly imprint upon the bay, drawing forth further inexplicable sights, sounds, and activity.
—Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The key is to obtain superior measurements of the large-scale structure of the Universe, and in particular of the baryon acoustic oscillation signature imprinted into it.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Oct. 2025
Mack Wilson’s number is probably still imprinted on McCaffrey’s chest.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
Dodge adapted the FirePower to the 1953 Red Ram pickup truck, and Desoto, a now-defunct Chrysler imprint, also began using the engine, calling it the Firedome.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Perhaps there’s a haunting to be had in this injustice; perhaps these war dead, with the truth of their deaths hidden and covered up at the time, have left their own ghostly imprint upon the bay, drawing forth further inexplicable sights, sounds, and activity.
—Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Imprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imprint. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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imprint
2 of 2 noun
im·print
ˈim-ˌprint
1
: something imprinted or printed : impression
the imprint of a hippo's foot
2
: a publisher's name on the title page of a book
Medical Definition
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
: to undergo imprinting
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