transitive. To impress or stamp (a form, figure, mark, etc.) in or on a soft substance; to set or trace (a mark, figure, etc.) on any surface, by…

transferred. To make an impression or impressed figure upon; to stamp or impress (something) with a figure, etc.

To carve (an inscription, figures, etc.) upon a surface; hence, to record by engraved or incised letters; also fig.

transitive. To engrave, imprint, inscribe, or write (words, symbols, etc.) on or in something; to engrave, imprint, or inscribe (a surface…

transitive. To engrave, imprint, inscribe, or write on a surface. Frequently figurative and in figurative contexts. Cf. characterize, v. 1. Now…

To exert pressure upon; to press; to mark (a thing) by means of pressure, esp. with a stamp, seal, etc. Const. with.

To stamp; make an impression. Obsolete. rare.