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im⋅print

  [n. im-print; v. im-print]
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–noun
1. a mark made by pressure; a mark or figure impressed or printed on something.
2. any impression or impressed effect: He left the imprint of his thought on all succeeding scholars.
3. Bibliography.
a. the name of a book's publisher printed on the title page or elsewhere, usually with the place and date of publication.
b. the statement of such information in a bibliographic description of a printed work.
c. a name, title, or other designation by which all or certain specific books of a publisher are identified.
4. any marketing name used by a company or organization for a product line; brand or label.
5. the printer's name and address as indicated on any printed matter.
–verb (used with object)
6. to impress (a quality, character, distinguishing mark, etc.).
7. to produce (a mark) on something by pressure.
8. to bestow, as a kiss.
9. to fix firmly on the mind, memory, etc.
10. Animal Behavior, Psychology. to acquire or establish by imprinting.
11. to make an imprint upon.
–verb (used without object)
12. to make an impression; have an effect.
Origin:
1325–75; im- 1 + print; r. ME empreynten < MF empreinter, deriv. of empreinte, fem. ptp. of empreindre < L imprimere to impress 1
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im·print   (ĭm-prĭnt')   
tr.v.   im·print·ed, im·print·ing, im·prints

  1. To produce (a mark or pattern) on a surface by pressure.

  2. To produce a mark on (a surface) by pressure.

  3. To impart a strong or vivid impression of: "We imprint our own ideas onto acts" (Ellen Goodman).

  4. To fix firmly, as in the mind: He tried to imprint the number on his memory.

  5. To modify (a gene) by chemical means.

n.   (ĭm'prĭnt')

  1. A mark or pattern produced by imprinting. See Synonyms at impression.

  2. A distinguishing influence or effect: Spanish architecture that shows the imprint of Islamic rule.

  3. A publisher's name, often with the date, address, and edition, printed at the bottom of a title page of a publication.


[Middle English emprenten, from Old French empreinter, from empreinte, impression, from feminine past participle of empreindre, to print, from Latin imprimere, to impress; see impress1.]
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Word Origin & History

imprint 
c.1374, 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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: im·print
Pronunciation: im-'print, 'im-"
Function: transitive verb
1 : to fix indelibly or permanently (as on the memory)
2 : to subject to or induce by imprinting imprinted preference> imprint intransitive senses
: to undergo imprinting —im·print·er /-&r/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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