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im⋅prest

1  [im-prest]
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–noun
an advance of money; loan.
Origin:
1560–70; prob. n. use of obs. v. imprest to advance money to < It imprestare < L im- im- 1 + praestāre to be responsible for (prae- pre- + stāre to stand, influenced in sense by praes, s. praed- guarantor, one acting as surety

im⋅prest

2  [im-prest]
–verb Archaic.
pt. and pp. of impress.

im⋅press

1  [v. im-pres; n. im-pres] verb, -pressed or (Archaic) -prest; -pres⋅sing; noun
–verb (used with object)
1. to affect deeply or strongly in mind or feelings; influence in opinion: He impressed us as a sincere young man.
2. to fix deeply or firmly on the mind or memory, as ideas or facts: to impress the importance of honesty on a child.
3. to urge, as something to be remembered or done: She impressed the need for action on them.
4. to press (a thing) into or on something.
5. to impose a particular characteristic or quality upon (something): The painter impressed his love of garish colors upon the landscape.
6. to produce (a mark, figure, etc.) by pressure; stamp; imprint: The king impressed his seal on the melted wax.
7. to apply with pressure, so as to leave a mark.
8. to subject to or mark by pressure with something.
9. to furnish with a mark, figure, etc., by or as if by stamping.
10. Electricity. to produce (a voltage) or cause (a voltage) to appear or be produced on a conductor, circuit, etc.
–verb (used without object)
11. to create a favorable impression; draw attention to oneself: a child's behavior intended to impress.
–noun
12. the act of impressing.
13. a mark made by or as by pressure; stamp; imprint.
14. a distinctive character or effect imparted: writings that bear the impress of a strong personality.
Origin:
1325–75; ME < L impressus ptp. of imprimere to press into or upon, impress, equiv. to im- im- 1 + pressus ptp. of premere (comb. form -primere) to press 1 ; see print

Related forms:
im⋅press⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. move, sway, disturb; persuade.

im⋅press

2  [v. im-pres; n. im-pres] verb, -pressed or (Archaic) -prest; -pres⋅sing; noun
–verb (used with object)
1. to press or force into public service, as sailors.
2. to seize or take for public use.
3. to take or persuade into service by forceful arguments: The neighbors were impressed into helping the family move.
–noun
4. impressment.
Origin:
1590–1600; im- 1 + press 2
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im·prest   (ĭm-prěst')   
n.  An advance or a loan of funds, especially for services rendered to a government.

[From obsolete Italian impresto, loan, from past participle of imprestare, to lend : in-, toward (from Latin; see in-2) + prestare, to lend (from Latin praestāre, to give, from praestō, at hand; see ghes- in Indo-European roots).]
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Word Origin & History

impress  (v.)
c.1374, "to apply with pressure, make a permanent image in," from L. impressus, pp. of imprimere "press into or upon, stamp," from in- "into" + premere "to press" (see press (v.1)). Fig. sense of "have a strong effect on the mind or heart" is from 1413. Sense of "to levy for military service" is from 1596, a meaning more from press (v.2). Impressionable formed 1836 on Fr. model, Impressive was originally (1593) "capable of being easily impressed;" sense of "making an impression on the mind or senses" is from 1775.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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