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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ArsTechnica, 23 June 2025
Boz Scaggs’ Silk Degrees and Michael Jackson’s Thriller, for starters, are imprinted with his keys, as are Steely Dan’s early records and Cheryl Lynn’s grooviest hit.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 23 June 2025
Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Published in 2021 by Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Random House, the novel debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list and spent more than one year on the list.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 1 July 2025
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Verb
But there are seven different imprinting sites that need to be modified, each of which controls multiple nearby genes.
—ArsTechnica, 23 June 2025
Boz Scaggs’ Silk Degrees and Michael Jackson’s Thriller, for starters, are imprinted with his keys, as are Steely Dan’s early records and Cheryl Lynn’s grooviest hit.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 23 June 2025
Noun
As independent comics led by the Image imprint, founded by a bunch of young Marvel veterans, flourished, Shooter tried again and again with the likes of Defiant Comics, Broadway Comics, and Acclaim Comics.
—Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Published in 2021 by Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Random House, the novel debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list and spent more than one year on the list.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 1 July 2025
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“Imprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imprint. Accessed 13 Jul. 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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