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To impress; to mark by pressure; to indent; to stamp.

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  1. v. t. To impress; to mark by pressure; to indent; to stamp.
  2. v. t. To stamp or mark, as letters on paper, by means of type, plates, stamps, or the like; to print the mark (figures, letters, etc., upon something).
  3. v. t. To fix indelibly or permanently, as in the mind or memory; to impress.
  4. v. t. Whatever is impressed or imprinted; the impress or mark left by something; specifically, the name of the printer or publisher (usually) with the time and place of issue, in the title-page of a book, or on any printed sheet.
  5. n. a distinctive influence
  6. n. a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
  7. n. 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
  8. n. an impression produced by pressure or printing
  9. n. a device produced by pressure on a surface
  10. v. establish or impress firmly in the mind
  11. v. mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
  12. 1. To impress; to mark by pressure; to indent; to stamp. And sees his num'rous herds imprint her sands. Prior. 2. To stamp or mark, as letters on paper, by means of type, plates, stamps, or the like; to print the mark (figures, letters, etc., upon something). Nature imprints upon whate'er we see, That has a heart and life in it, "Be free." Cowper. 3. To fix indelibly or permanently, as in the mind or memory; to impress. Ideas of those two different things distinctly imprinted on his mind. Locke. Whatever is impressed or imprinted; the impress or mark left by something; specifically, the name of the printer or publisher (usually) with the time and place of issue, in the title-page of a book, or on any printed sheet. "That imprint of their hands." Buckle.