Origin: 1560–70; probably noun use of obsolete v. imprest to advance money to < Italian imprestare < Latin im-im-1 + praestāre to be responsible for (prae-pre- + stāre to stand, influenced in sense by praes, stem praed- guarantor, one acting as surety
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Imprestis always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
to create a favorable impression; draw attention to oneself: a child's behavior intended to impress.
noun
12.
the act of impressing.
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a mark made by or as by pressure; stamp; imprint.
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a distinctive character or effect imparted: writings that bear the impress of a strong personality.
Origin: 1325–75; Middle English < Latin impressus past participle of imprimere to press into or upon, impress, equivalent to im-im-1 + pressus past participle of premere (combining form -primere) to press1; see print