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Imprint

ɪmˈprɪnt

Imprint definitions
verb
imprint imprinted imprinting imprints
  1. impress or stamp (a mark or outline) on a surface

    "tyre marks were imprinted in the snow"

    • make an impression or mark on

      "clothes imprinted with the logos of sports teams"

    • fix (an idea) firmly in someone's mind

      "he'd always have this ghastly image imprinted on his mind"

  2. (of a young animal) come to recognize (another animal, person, or thing) as a parent or other object of habitual trust

    "the bird thought I was its mother and imprinted on me"

noun
imprint imprints
  1. a mark or outline made by pressing something on to a softer substance

    "he made imprints of the keys in bars of soap"

    • a lasting effect

      "years in the colonies had left their imprint"

  2. a printer's or publisher's name, address, and other details in a book or other publication
    • a brand name under which books are published, typically the name of a former publishing house that is now part of a larger group

      "the group will continue to market its products through its established imprints"