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Synonyms
im·print (ĭm-prĭnt́)

[Middle English emprenten, from Old French empreinter, from empreinte, impression, from feminine past participle of empreindre, to print, from Latin imprimere, to impress; see impress1.]

transitive verb: -print·ed, -print·ing, -prints. 

  1. To produce (a mark or pattern) on a surface by pressure.
  2. To produce a mark on (a surface) by pressure.
  3. To impart a strong or vivid impression of: “We imprint our own ideas onto acts” (Ellen Goodman)
  4. To fix firmly, as in the mind: He tried to imprint the number on his memory.
  5. To modify (a gene) by chemical means.

noun 

  1. A mark or pattern produced by imprinting. See synonyms at impression
  2. A distinguishing influence or effect: Spanish architecture that shows the imprint of Islamic rule.
  3. A publisher's name, often with the date, address, and edition, printed at the bottom of a title page of a publication.