"imprint" in the noun sense
1. imprint
a distinctive influence
"English stills bears the imprint of the Norman invasion"
2. depression, impression, imprint
a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
"he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"
3. imprint
an identification of a publisher a publisher's name along with the date and address and edition that is printed at the bottom of the title page
"the book was published under a distinguished imprint"
4. imprint, embossment
an impression produced by pressure or printing
5. imprint
a device produced by pressure on a surface
"imprint" in the verb sense
1. imprint, form
establish or impress firmly in the mind
"We imprint our ideas onto our children"
2. impress, imprint
mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
"To make a batik, you impress a design with wax"
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