Main Entry: im·print

Pronunciation: \im-ˈprint, ˈim-ˌ\

Function: transitive verb

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