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imprint

noun verb

a device produced by pressure on a surface

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
I
Ends with
T
Contains
MP
Scrabble score
11
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈɪm.pɹɪnt

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. a device produced by pressure on a surface

noun

  1. a distinctive influence

    “English stills bears the imprint of the Norman invasion”

noun

  1. an impression produced by pressure or printing

noun

  1. 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”

noun

  1. a concavity in a surface produced by pressing

    “he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud”

verb

  1. mark or stamp with or as if with pressure

    “To make a batik, you impress a design with wax”

verb

  1. establish or impress firmly in the mind

    “We imprint our ideas onto our children”

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Example Sentences

English stills bears the imprint of the Norman invasion
the book was published under a distinguished imprint
he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud
To make a batik, you impress a design with wax
We imprint our ideas onto our children

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