imprint

verb im·print \ im-ˈprint , ˈim-ˌprint \

|Updated on: 13 Jul 2018

Examples: imprint in a Sentence

Definition of imprint

imprinted; imprinting; imprints

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

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imprinter

play \im-ˈprin-tər, ˈim-ˌprin-\ noun

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Examples of imprint in a Sentence

wearing a T-shirt imprinted with the company logo
a picture imprinted in my memory

Recent Examples of imprint from the Web

The character imprinted on her—or at least on people's perception of her.

— nojan aminosharei, Marie Claire, "Aubrey Plaza Was Never April Ludgate," 13 June 2018
While Simpson did help imprint the brand on the public's consciousness, consumers have short attention spans, said consumer psychologist Kit Yarrow.

— mary chapman, chicagotribune.com, "Ford Bronco poised for comeback as O.J. set to leave jail," 4 Aug. 2017
Clad in mustard yellow and burnt caramel outfits, grins decorating their faces, the women appear to be lost in a moment of care and casual conversation, mirroring days of Saturday morning salon visits imprinted in every black woman’s mind.

— alisha acquaye, Teen Vogue, "What Social Media Showed Me About Perceptions of Black Women in Beauty," 18 June 2018
So the idea that money was important was imprinted on Amanda very early.

— laurie eynon, ajc, "Personal Journeys: 100 places to scatter his ashes," 1 June 2018
In addition, walkway bricks imprinted with each graduate's name will be placed in the school's Honor Garden.

— jane donahue, Naperville Sun, "School gifts, popular colleges and other things to know about Naperville's five graduating classes," 31 May 2018
In the first episode of the TNT series The Alienist, a servant removes a corset from Dakota Fanning’s character, Sara Howard, to reveal her body deeply imprinted with its mold.

— rebecca keegan, HWD, "On The Alienist, Dakota Fanning Reveals What You Never See in a Period Show," 30 May 2018
But Bekali keeps a plastic folder at home of evidence that might prove useful someday: his passport with stamps and visas, travel records and a handwritten Chinese police document dated and imprinted with red-ink seals.

— Washington Post, "China’s mass indoctrination camps evoke Cultural Revolution," 17 May 2018
The real, shocking events that led to Aaron Hernandez’s harrowing fall from NFL stardom gripped America’s attention and imprinted itself on today’s cultural zeitgeist.

— staff report, Houston Chronicle, "Fort Bend County Fair honors longtime supporters in the Pattersons," 20 Mar. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of imprint

Middle English emprenten, from Anglo-French emprient, 3rd singular of enpreindre to impress (from Latin imprimere) & empreinter, from emprent, past participle of enpreindre

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First Known Use: 14th century

in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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