| impress1 | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to make an impression on; have a strong, lasting, or favourable effect on: I am impressed by your work |
| 2. | to produce (an imprint, etc) by pressure in or on (something): to impress a seal in wax; to impress wax with a seal |
| 3. | ( |
| 4. | to exert pressure on; press |
| 5. | electronics to apply (a voltage) to a circuit or device |
| —n | |
| 6. | the act or an instance of impressing |
| 7. | a mark, imprint, or effect produced by impressing |
| [C14: from Latin imprimere to press into, imprint, from premere to | |
| im'presser1 | |
| —n | |
| im'pressible1 | |
| —adj | |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |