imprint

imprint
imprints, imprinting, imprinted
(The noun is pronounced [[t]ɪ̱mprɪnt[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]ɪmprɪ̱nt[/t]].)
1) N-COUNT: usu sing, usu N of/on n If something leaves an imprint on a place or on your mind, it has a strong and lasting effect on it.

Few cities in America bear the imprint of Japanese money more than Los Angeles...

Both King and Gandhi were tremendously brave men whose unique form of courage left a lasting imprint on their nations' histories.

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2) VERB When something is imprinted on your memory, it is firmly fixed in your memory so that you will not forget it.

[be V-ed on/in n] As I arrived, the shimmering skyline of domes and minarets was imprinted on my memory...

[V n on/in n] He repeated the names, as if to imprint them in his mind...

[V-ed] He could not dislodge the images imprinted on his brain.

3) N-COUNT An imprint is a mark or outline made by the pressure of one object on another.

It was the imprint of his little finger on a box of poisoned chocolates that finally sealed his fate.

4) VERB: usu passive If a surface is imprinted with a mark or design, that mark or design is printed on the surface or pressed into it.

[be V-ed with/on n] The firm carries a variety of binders that can be imprinted with your message or logo...

[V-ed] They also left a card, imprinted with the name Sean Lynch.

[V-ed] ...a racket with the club's badge imprinted on the strings.


English dictionary. 2008.

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  • imprint — im‧print [ˈɪmprɪnt] noun [countable] 1. the names of the publisher and the printer as they appear on a book: • books published under the Books For Young Readers imprint 2. ORGANIZATIONS a publishing company …   Financial and business terms

  • imprint — [im print′; ] for n. [ im′print΄] vt. [ME emprenten < OFr empreinter < empreinte, an imprint < pp. of empreindre < L imprimere < in , on + premere, to PRESS1] 1. to mark by or as by pressing or stamping; impress [to imprint a paper …   English World dictionary

  • Imprint — Im*print , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imptrinted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imprinting}.] [OE. emprenten, F. empreint, p. p. of empreindre to imprint, fr. L. imprimere to impres, imprint. See 1st {In }, {Print}, and cf. {Impress}.] 1. To impress; to mark by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Imprint — Im print, n. [Cf. F. empreinte impress, stamp. See {Imprint}, v. t.] Whatever is impressed or imprinted; the impress or mark left by something; specifically, the name of the printer or publisher (usually) with the time and place of issue, in the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • imprint — (v.) late 14c., from O.Fr. empreinter, from empreinte, noun use of fem. pp. of eimpreindre to impress, imprint, from V.L. *impremere, from L. imprimere to impress, imprint (see IMPRESS (Cf. impress)). As a noun from mid 15c …   Etymology dictionary

  • imprint — ► VERB 1) (usu. be imprinted) make (a mark) on an object by pressure. 2) make an impression or mark on. 3) (imprint on) (of a young animal) come to recognize (another animal, person, or thing) as a parent. ► NOUN 1) an impressed mark. 2) …   English terms dictionary

  • imprint — [n] impression; symbol banner, dent, design, effect, emblem, heading, impress, indentation, influence, mark, name, print, sign, signature, stamp, trace, trademark; concepts 284,625 imprint [v] stamp designate, engrave, establish, etch, fix,… …   New thesaurus

  • imprint — index brand, brand (mark), caption, copy, embed, fingerprints, impression, inculcate …   Law dictionary

  • imprint — n print, impression, impress, stamp …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • imprint — is pronounced with the stress on the first syllable as a noun and on the second syllable as a verb …   Modern English usage

  • Imprint — Ein Imprint ist im Verlagswesen eine Wortmarke, die im Buchhandel wie ein Verlag gehandhabt wird. Hinter ihr steht jedoch ein anders benanntes Verlagsunternehmen. Imprints dienen primär dem Marketing gegenüber dem Buchhändler und dem Endkunden.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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