impressn.1
/ˈɪmprɛs/, U.S. /ˈɪmˌprɛs/ 1. † b. A cast, mould. Obsolete. rare.
a. The act of impressing or stamping; the ‘stamp’ (of anything); concrete a mark or indentation made by pressure, esp. one produced by a seal or stamp.
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society > communication > indication > marking > imprinting > [noun]
printinga1398
imprintingc1440
impression1444
characterizing1591
signature1605
impress1606
society > communication > indication > marking > imprinting > [noun] > imprint
impression1398
imprint1483
signature1582
impress1606
impressurea1616
stampa1652
handstamp1676
imprimature1768
imprimatur1970
1606 No-body & Some-body sig. I2v Abasing of thy Soueraignes Coyne, And traitrous impresse of our kingly seale.
1627 T. May tr. Lucan Pharsalia (1631) vi. 14 Stamp'd his coines impresse In gold.
1709 I. Watts Horæ Lyricæ (ed. 2) i. 18 The Labour of thine Hands, Or Impress of thy Feet.
1834 T. Medwin Angler in Wales I. 62 Bluish marks..as if made by the impress of the fingers.
1876 H. N. Humphreys Coin Coll. Man. iv. 37 The reverse is incused with the impress of an amphora.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > imitation > [noun] > cast or impression
impression1398
castc1503
plasm1620
impress1695
squeeze1857
moulage1902
mould cavity1933
the world > relative properties > relationship > imitation > [noun] > cast or impression > mould
mouldc1330
matrice1587
moulder1612
plasm1620
matrix1626
model1636
form1655
impress1695
proplasm1695
form-board1917
1695 J. Woodward Ess. Nat. Hist. Earth 184 Having taken the Impresses of the Insides of these Shells.
c. = imprint n.; impression.
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society > communication > printing > printed matter > [noun] > a print
print1507
impression1559
impress1877
imprint1882
1877 W. Boyd Descr. Model Newspaper vi 'Tis a sheet octavoed,—handy; Fit in paper; impress clear.
1886 J. A. Symonds Catholic Reaction in Renaissance in Italy (1898) VII. ix. 50 Seven of his most important works..bore the impress of Paris and Venice.
2. figurative.† c. An expression of. Obsolete.
a. Characteristic or distinctive mark; special character or quality stamped upon anything.
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society > communication > indication > that which identifies or distinguishes > [noun]
tokenc1000
distinctionc1374
differencea1398
signeta1425
knowledge?c1475
smell?a1505
markc1522
badge1529
note1583
impress1590
monument1590
type1595
stamp1600
pressure1604
mintage1612
criterion1613
impressa1628
differencer1633
lineament1638
mole1644
discrimination1646
tessera1647
diagnostic1651
monumental1657
discretive1660
signate1662
footmark1666
trait1752
memorandum1766
fingerprint1792
insignia1796
identifier1807
designative1824
cachet1840
differentiator1854
tanga1867
trademark1869
signature1873
totem1875
differential1883
earmarkings1888
paw print1894
discriminator1943
ident1952
1590 R. Greene Mourning Garment 51 I counted expense the empresse of a gentleman.
?1592 Trag. Solyman & Perseda sig. A3v The fiery Spaniard bearing in his face, The empresse of a noble warriour.
1636 D. Featley Clavis Mystica xvii. 218 Holinesse to God is the impresse of the regenerate.
1692 J. Ray Wisdom of God (ed. 2) ii. 148 They therefore who through the contrary Vices do deface and blot out this natural Character and Impress.
1832 G. Downes Lett. from Continental Countries I. 134 Of all the Swiss towns I have yet seen, Lucerne bears most strongly the impress of the middle ages.
1875 C. Lyell & L. Lyell Princ. Geol. (ed. 12) I. i. xii. 235 The physical sciences..always bear the impress of the places where they began to be cultivated.
b. An impression upon the mind or senses. Now rare.
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the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > effect produced on emotions > [noun]
relesec1330
impressionc1374
feeling1597
press1601
impressure1607
impressa1616
resenting1632
feel1892
vibration1899
vibe1967
the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > [noun] > physical sensation > a physical sensation
feelinga1425
feelc1485
sense1547
sensation1557
impressure1607
impressa1616
impression1632
sense perception1846
a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) iii. ii. 6 This weake impresse of Loue, is as a figure Trenched in ice. View more context for this quotation
1651 Bp. J. Taylor XXVIII Serm. Ep. Ded. Hearing is so effective an instrument of conveying impresses and images.
1691 J. Ray Wisdom of God 96 Only passive to the Instincts and Impresses thereof upon them.
1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. xvi. 191 Some painful impress of solitary danger..kept them closing up continually.
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society > communication > expression > [noun] > an expression
signification1607
expressiona1628
impressa1629
express1644
a1629 W. Hinde Faithfull Remonstr. (1641) xxiii. 71 He..writ it with his owne hand, to set it forth as an impresse of his chief desire.
Compounds
impress copy n. a copy of writing, taken by pressure; a press-copy.
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society > communication > printing > duplicating processes > [noun] > copying-machine > copy made by
impress copy1885
1885 Pall Mall Gaz. 5 May 6/1 We use..the..Remington Type-writer, by which several legible copies can be printed by the aid of carbon paper, and also water impress copies.
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impressn.2
/ˈɪmprɛs/, /ˈɪmprᵻs/, U.S. /ˈɪmˌprɛs/, /ᵻmˈprɛs/ Now rare.
Impressment; enforced service in the army or navy.
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society > armed hostility > military organization > enlistment or recruitment > [noun] > compulsory
pressing1591
press?1592
impress1603
imprest1610
impressing1641
draft1757
conscription1799
press-ganging1863
blood tax1890
call-up1916
comb1916
1603 W. Shakespeare Hamlet i. i. 74 Such impresse of ship-writes, whose sore taske Does not diuide the sunday from the weeke.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iii. vii. 36 Your Marriners are Militers, Reapers, people Ingrost by swift Impresse . View more context for this quotation
1758 S. Johnson Idler 13 May 41 Our regiments would soon be filled without the reproach or cruelty of an impress.
1803 Naval Chron. 9 420 We are all much alarmed..with a military impress.
1832 F. Marryat Newton Forster I. xiii. 177 He could not prevail upon himself to accept a berth which was not protected from the impress.
Compounds
attributive, as impress-officer, impress-service; impress-gang n. = press-gang n.1 (Craig 1847).
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1780 Gentleman's Mag. 50 442 An impress officer..thought it a fine opportunity to pick up some useful hands to serve his Majesty.
1780 Gentleman's Mag. 50 443 The trial..[of] a captain and lieutenant of the impress-service, or an action for illegally impressing and imprisoning the plaintiff.
1830 H. Crow Mem. 92 I have always considered the impress service as a thousand times worse than any negro trade whatever.
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impressn.3
/ˈɪmprɛs/, U.S. /ˈɪmˌprɛs/ Obsolete exc. Historical.† 2. A motto, sentence: = impresa n. 2. Obsolete.
1. An emblem, device: = impresa n. 1.
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society > communication > indication > insignia > [noun] > emblem or device
signc1300
devicea1375
remembrancea1470
posya1565
ensign1579
impresaa1586
imprese1588
brief1594
impressa1616
emblem1616
impressa1628
notado1647
impressa1656
blazoning1828
a1616 W. Shakespeare Richard II (1623) iii. i. 25 From mine owne Windowes torne my Household Coat, Raz'd out my Impresse [Qos. imprese].
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 146/2 Emblem or Empress work is drawing Faces from the Life.
1694 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 18 38 These assumed the Name of Investigantes, with an Hound for their Impress, and..Vestigia lustrat, for their Motto.
1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 324 Their shields broken, their impresses defaced. View more context for this quotation
1869 J. E. Cussans Handbk. Heraldry (rev. ed.) ix. 133 The Impress belonged exclusively to the Knight's person.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > [noun]
saw9..
quideOE
yedOE
wordOE
wisdomc1175
bysawe?c1225
riotc1330
sentencec1380
textc1386
dict1432
diction1477
redec1480
say1486
adage1530
commonplace?1531
adagy1534
soothsay1549
maxima1564
apophthegm1570
speech1575
gnome1577
aphorisma1593
imprese1593
spoke1594
symbol1594
maxim1605
wording1606
impress1610
motto1615
dictum1616
impresa1622
dictate1625
effate1650
sentiment1780
great thought1821
brocarda1856
text-motto1880
sententia1917
1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 287 A blew garter: carying this Empresse..Hony soit Qvi Maly pense.
1611 T. Coryate Crudities sig. Z This impresse is written ouer the dore in great letters.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. v. 253/2 Sentences are..of the Learned termed a Period, Text, Aphorism, Axiome, Impress, Motto.
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† impressn.4
Obsolete.
1.
a. Money advanced, pay in advance: = imprest n.1
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society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > [noun] > pay in advance
prest1359
press money1434
imprest1568
impress1600
fore-wages1606
subsistence money1677
subsistence1688
subsist money1749
sub1779
sub money1779
subsist1814
subsistence allowance1860
1600 E. Blount tr. G. F. di Conestaggio Hist. Uniting Portugall to Castill 28 He gave them impresse, and they remained for his service.
1633 T. Stafford Pacata Hibernia iii. xii. 331 Hee had received eight hundred duckets impresse.
b. attributive, as impress-money, earnest-money.
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society > trade and finance > payment > [noun] > payment by instalment or part-payment > an instalment > earnest money
earnest money1349
earnest1424
earnest penny1454
arles1487
bargain-penny1490
handsel1569
impress-money1617
depositum1623
fasting penny1650
deposit1737
arrha1754
handsale1766
fastening penny1811
sign-on1922
1617 F. Moryson Itinerary ii. 273 [They] had taken impresse money from the King of Spaine.
1726 G. Shelvocke Voy. round World ii. 38 Endeavouring to force them from Gravesend before they had receiv'd their river pay, and impress money.
2. A charge made upon the pay of a naval officer who has not satisfactorily accounted for public money advanced to him (cf. impress v.3 2).
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society > authority > punishment > fine > [noun] > for public money unaccounted for
impress1803
surcharge1879
1803 Ld. Nelson 12 July in Dispatches & Lett. (1845) V. 132 That the simple receipt from the Captain of the Ship..may be a sufficient Voucher for the disbursement of such money, and a full discharge from any impress against me.
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† impressadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Impressed. impress species (Scholastic Latin impressa species): cf. 1704 at impressed adj.1 1.
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society > communication > indication > marking > imprinting > [adjective]
impresseda1420
enstamped1595
impress1704
1704 J. Norris Ess. Ideal World II. vii. 335 These species are gross and material by way of distinction from those express species which are spiritualized. These impress species of bodies must then be little bodies.
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impressv.1
/ɪmˈprɛs/, U.S. /ᵻmˈprɛs/ I. transitive. To impress a thing on, upon, in, into something else.figurative.1649 J. Ellistone tr. J. Böhme Epist. i. xxxix. 9 Faith..receiveth Christ into it selfe; it doth impresse him into its hunger, with his heavenly flesh and blood.† 4. To print, make a typographical ‘impression’ of. Obsolete. (Complemental adjunct usually absent.)
1. To apply with pressure; to press (a thing upon another) so as to leave a mark; to produce by pressure (a mark on, †in some substance); to imprint, stamp.
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society > communication > indication > marking > imprinting > imprint [verb (transitive)] > a mark
impressc1374
imprintc1386
enstamp1611
impact1677
c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Cambr.) v. met. iv. 130 The notes and the figures Inpressed in manere of matere.
14.. Circumcision in Tundale's Vis. (1843) 99 In oure forhede when we Jesus impresse.
1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. xii. sig. Oo6 Albe the wound were nothing deepe imprest.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) v. vi. 109 This Curre..Who weares my stripes imprest vpon him. View more context for this quotation
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 150 Fairest Fruit..On which the Sun more glad impress'd his beams. View more context for this quotation
1700 J. Dryden tr. Ovid Meleager & Atalanta in Fables 113 The conqu'ring Chief, his Foot impress'd On the strong Neck of that destructive Beast.
1785 W. Cowper Task i. 280 Not all its pride secures The grand retreat from injuries impress'd By rural carvers, who with knives deface The pannels.
1816 P. B. Shelley Alastor 36 He did impress On the green moss his tremulous step.
1856 A. P. Stanley Sinai & Palestine (1858) i. 54 The foot-mark on the rock..pointed out..as impressed by his dromedary or mule.
1898 Times 25 Aug. 2/6 A signature impressed with a rubber stamp.
2.
a. figurative. With immaterial object: esp. (in modern use) To ‘stamp’ (a character or quality) upon anything. Also reflexive.
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the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > character or nature > impart a character or nature to [verb (transitive)] > stamp a character upon
impress1413
printa1450
mint1664
imprint1712
stamp1780
1413 Pilgr. Sowle (1483) iv. xxiv. 70 The ymage that first is impressid in to the sowle is most likely to abiden.
1586 A. Day Eng. Secretorie i. sig. I5v He is yet very greene..pliable to whatsoeuer may bee impressed in him.
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xi. 182 Nature first gave Signs, imprest On Bird, Beast, Aire. View more context for this quotation
1791 A. Radcliffe Romance of Forest I. i. 4 The image of virtue, which Nature had impressed upon his heart.
1867 H. Macmillan Bible Teachings (1870) xiii. 254 A beautiful character impresses itself upon the very features of the body.
1868 M. Pattison Suggestions Acad. Organisation v. 121 The superstition..that a use and direction, once impressed upon property by a founder, must be obeyed for ever.
b. transferred. To produce or communicate (motion), exert (force), etc. by pressure. Const. on, upon.
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the world > matter > physics > mechanics > force > [verb (transitive)] > exert pressure on > produce or communicate by pressure
impress1738
1738 tr. J. Jurin in J. Keill Ess. Animal Oecon. (ed. 4) 75 That Motion, which..was impressed on the Coats of the Arteries by the Systole of the Heart.
1762 A. Dickson Treat. Agric. ii. vi. 187 The force impressed upon a ship by the wind.
1875 C. Lyell & L. Lyell Princ. Geol. (ed. 12) I. ii. xx. 492 Movements..impressed on a wide expanse of ocean.
1879 W. Thomson & P. G. Tait Treat. Nat. Philos. (new ed.) I: Pt. i. §262 A horse towing a boat on a canal is dragged backwards by a force equal to that which he impresses on the towing-rope forwards.
c. To apply or establish (an electromotive force or a potential difference) by some external means.
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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electronics > electronic phenomena > processes > [verb (transitive)] > apply by external means
impress1881
1881 [implied in: Jrnl. Soc. Telegr. Engineers & Electricians 10 271 Let M be the induction through the coil when its plane is at right angles to the lines of force of the external field, wt the angle turned through from this plane at time t..; then Mw sin wt is the impressed e.m.f. in the coil. (at impressed adj.1 2)].
1918 Wireless World 6 145 A certain steady voltage is impressed on the grids.
1930 M. G. Malti Electr. Circuit Anal. vii. 87 A sine voltage E12 = 70 − j50 is impressed on a series circuit of impedance ZL = 15 cis 30° ohms. What is the complex expression for the current?
1948 A. L. Albert Radio Fund. v. 128 If a voltage is impressed across the input terminals..the voltage will force a current into the line.
3. figurative. To imprint (an idea, etc.) on (†in, to) the mind; to cause to take firm mental hold; to enforce, urge (a rule of conduct, etc.) on another.
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society > education > teaching > instilling ideas > instil ideas [verb (transitive)]
planteOE
impressc1374
insinuate1529
instil1533
implanta1541
infuse1548
still1551
breathe1561
reinstila1711
imbibe1746
c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde ii. 1322 (1371) Yn good herte it mot som rouþe impresse, To here and se þe giltless in distresse.
c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (1839) xxix. 295 Thou scholdest thenke and impresse it in thi mynde, that nothing is inmortalle.
a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 121 Sadlye in thy hart inpres Quod tu in cinerem reuerteris.
1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. xi. sig. Y7v So fowle and vgly, that exceeding feare Their visages imprest, when they approached neare.
1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. iv. sig. Ff6v So deepe the deadly feare of that foule swaine Was earst impressed in her gentle spright.
1649 J. Ellistone tr. J. Böhme Epist. i. xxxix. 9 That a man impresseth (or imagineth in his minde) to himselfe, that Christ is dead for his sinnes.
a1711 T. Ken Divine Love in Wks. (1838) 238 Impress on my heart so tender a sense of thy sufferings.
1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. xi. 297 A few such examples impressed a salutary consternation.
1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby x. 90 I am sure you will impress upon your children the necessity of attaching themselves to it early in life.
1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola II. i. 6 This man had a power..of impressing his beliefs on others.
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society > communication > printing > [verb (transitive)]
imprint1477
impress1508
print1511
stamp1555
press1579
pull1653
to take off1707
to throw off1720
strike1759
typefy1856
1508 J. Fisher Treat. Penyt. Psalmes Prol. sig. aav I haue put the sayd sermons in wrytynge for to be impressed.
1533 in State Papers Henry VIII (1830) I. 413 That the same Acte may be impressed, transumed, and set up on every churche dore in Englonde.
1658 J. Elliot in Gosp. in New Eng. (1659) 4 Let him..work under the Colledg Printer, in impressing the Bible in the Indian language.
1781 S. Johnson Pope in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets VII. 54 Lintot impressed the same pages upon a small Folio.
II. transitive. To impress a thing with, by some instrument, or as an instrument does.
5. † c. To subject to peine forte et dure: see press v.1 Obsolete.
a. To exert pressure upon; to press; to mark (a thing) by means of pressure, esp. with a stamp, seal, etc. Const. with.With quot. 1667 cf. impression n. 5.
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society > communication > indication > marking > imprinting > imprint [verb (transitive)]
printa1387
imprintc1400
engrave1542
characterize1581
character1589
impress1598
impression1612
the world > matter > physics > mechanics > force > [verb (transitive)] > exert pressure on
i-thrastc900
crowdOE
pressc1330
to bear down1440
impress1598
lean1736
1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost ii. i. 236 His hart like an Agot with your print impressed . View more context for this quotation
a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) v. x. 10 As easie may'st thou the intrenchant Ayre With thy keene Sword impresse . View more context for this quotation
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 558 As a shooting Starr In Autumn thwarts the night, when vapors fir'd Impress the Air. View more context for this quotation
1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Shepherd In impressing the Back near the Hips, if the Sheep does not bend, he judges 'em to be Sound and Strong.
1791 A. Radcliffe Romance of Forest II. viii. 29 The Marquis..seizing her hand, impressed it with kisses.
1874 L. Stephen Hours in Libr. 1st Ser. 301 The ring..was impressed with the seal of the Prophet.
b. To stamp, imprint, invest with a character, quality, etc.
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1814 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Vision III. xvii. 75 That mortal, who was at his birth imprest So strongly from this star.
1838 E. Bulwer-Lytton Alice I. i. ii. 16 The words were impressed with a wild and melancholy depth of feeling.
1869 W. E. Gladstone Juventus Mundi ii. 33 The people of Attica..had long been impressed with a markedly Pelasgian character.
1884 Law Times Rep. 50 374/1 Real property..impressed..with an implied trust for sale.
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society > authority > punishment > torture > [verb (transitive)] > press (to death)
pressc1400
wringa1529
cramp?1554
impress1651
1651 W. G. tr. J. Cowell Inst. Lawes Eng. 273 In cases of Felony, he shall be impressed, viz. he shall be committed to the Prison..where..being stripped naked, he shall be laid upon the bare ground..and his Arms and Legs pulled out by four ropes..hee shall be stretched out upon his back: Then..hee shall have so great a weight of Iron or Stone laid upon his Breast as hee is able to beare.
6.
a. To produce a deep effect or impression on the mind or feelings of; to affect or influence strongly. Usually said of the instrument.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > effect produced on emotions > have an effect on [verb (transitive)]
gravec1374
bitec1400
rapt?1577
infecta1586
to come (also get, go) home to1625
to screw up1644
strike1672
strikea1701
impress1736
to touch up1796
to burn into1823
knock1883
hit1891
impressionize1894
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > be a matter of wonder [verb (intransitive)] > excite wonder
dazzle1649
to take a person's breath (away)1700
impress1736
to make a stare1808
astonish1904
to blow (a person's) mind1967
1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. Diss. ii. 309 Brute Creatures are impressed and actuated by various Instincts and Propensions.
1772 H. Mackenzie Man of World (1823) i. i. 420 He had come to that period of life when men are most apt to be impressed with appearances.
1846 C. Dickens Let. 4 Mar. (1977) IV. 512 The letter..does not impress me favorably.
1873 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice (new ed.) I. Pref. to New Ed. p. vi I could not but be solemnly impressed by the appearance of a circular temple.
1886 E. Gurney et al. Phantasms of Living I. 568 A man is telepathically impressed to conjure up his father's image.
b. To affect (a person) strongly with an idea.
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1786 E. Burke Articles of Charge against W. Hastings in Wks. (1842) II. 131 To impress all the neighbouring princes..with an ill opinion of the faith, honour, and decency of the British nation.
1804 Ld. Nelson 1 Feb. in Dispatches & Lett. (1845) V. 400 Impressed with the importance of this service..I felt justified..in ordering the Frigates to proceed immediately.
1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece V. xliv. 349 Some pains had been taken to impress the Athenian ambassadors with the same belief.
1878 J. W. Ebsworth in Brathwait's Strappado (new ed.) Introd. p. xxvi Men..impressed with an indignant scorn against uncleanness.
1899 N.E.D. at Impress Mod. He tried to impress me with his importance.
7. To press in; to press or throng about. Obsolete.
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the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > insertion or putting in > insert [verb (intransitive)] > press in
impressc1386
c1386 G. Chaucer Merchant's Tale 334 Heigh fantasye and curious bisynesse Fro day to day gan in the soule impresse Of Ianuarie aboute his mariage.
1412–20 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy i. v The people ne wolde cesse Aboute them to gather and impreise.
c1480 Crt. of Love cxx More and more impressen gan the dent Of Loves dart, while I beheld her face.
Derivatives
imˈpressing n.1 and adj. impressing cylinder in a printing-machine: see quot.
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society > communication > printing > [noun]
print1499
impression1509
printing1509
impressing1530
press1579
imprimatur1640
typography1646
imprimery1681
presswork1728
imprimature1813
imprint1899
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 234/1 Impressyng or printyng of a boke, impression.
1748 E. Erskine Serm. in Wks. (1871) III. 351 The eye is an impressing organ; what we see with our eyes leaves an impression upon our minds.
1822 A. Applegath Specif. Patent 4640 2 Applying the ink to the form of types, plates, or blocks, partly on one side of the impressing or printing cylinder, and partly on the other side.
Draft additions 1993
8. To make a favourable or striking impression; to appear impressive. Also absol. (Common from c1960.)
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1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto XII lxix. 39 Novelties please less than they impress.
1963 Rugby World Aug. 8/3 Wightman and Rogers impressed in the loose for England.
1977 Gramophone Mar. 1462/1 Jan DeGaetani in particular impresses with her beautifully rich mezzo-soprano voice.
1989 G. Keillor We are still Married 139 The toughest letter to crank out is one that is meant to impress.
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impressv.2
/ɪmˈprɛs/, U.S. /ᵻmˈprɛs/ a. transitive. To levy or furnish (a force) for military or naval service, to enlist; spec. to compel (men) to serve in the army or navy (in later use, only the latter); to force authoritatively into service.
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society > armed hostility > military organization > enlistment or recruitment > enlist (soldiers) [verb (transitive)] > compel to enlist
prest1481
press1542
impress1598
imprest1645
lot1757
conscribe1806
conscript1813
draft1862
press-gang1899
to comb out1916
1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 i. i. 21 Vnder whose blessed crosse We are impressed and ingag'd to fight. View more context for this quotation
a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) iv. i. 111 Who can impresse the Forrest, bid the Tree Vnfixe his earth-bound Root? View more context for this quotation
1652 P. Heylyn Cosmographie iv. ii. sig. Tttt2v The Inhabitants being able to impress 200 horse for present service.
1679–88 in J. Y. Akerman Moneys Secret Services Charles II & James II (1851) (Camden) 31 To Capt John Tyrwhite, for money by him disbursed for impressing 118 seamen for his said Majesties service.
1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) To Impress Soldiers or Seamen, to compel them to enter into the Publick Service.
1803 Naval Chron. 9 335 Yesterday sailed the Diamond..to impress men.
1834 F. Marryat Jacob Faithful III. xvi. 267 The seamen are impressed by force, the soldiers are entrapped by other means, even more discreditable.
b. To take or seize by authority for royal or public service.
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the mind > possession > taking > seizing > seize [verb (transitive)] > by (public) authority > for public service
embarge1585
press1596
impress1749
embargo1755
1749 J. Pote Hist. Windsor Castle 33 Commissioned to provide Stone, Timber, Lead, Iron and all other necessaries for the work and to impress carriages for their conveyance to Windsor.
1755 G. Washington Let. in Writings (1889) I. 194 I impressed his wagons, and compelled him by force to assist in this work.
1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. iii. viii. 715 Commissions..authorizing different officers to impress both men and ships for the Royal service.
1875 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. II. xv. 288 The chief captain was empowered to impress men, vessels, victuals, and arms, paying however reasonable prices.
c. In various figurative and transferred senses: To enlist, force, or take into some service, press (a thing) into service in argument, etc.
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the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > use or make use of [verb (transitive)] > press into service
impress1657
enlist1699
to draw upon ——1800
requisition1871
to press into service1926
1657 W. Morice Coena quasi Κοινὴ Diat. vi. 314 How few uncase and impresse their pens against the enemies of our common faith.
a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) II. 194 He assumes a Privilege to impress what Text of Scripture he pleases for his own Use.
1779 Mackenzie Mirror No. 12. ⁋13 The toyman's little family of plaything figures..whom he had impressed into the service.
1825 T. Jefferson Autobiogr. in Wks. (1859) I. 108 I then meant..to withdraw from political life, into which I had been impressed by the circumstances of the times.
1832 H. Martineau Ireland iii. 43 Dan proceeded..to impress into his temporary service a horse which grazed in the neighbourhood.
1860 C. Dickens Uncommerc. Traveller in All Year Round 5 May 88/2 They had impressed a small school..to assist in the performances.
1870 F. W. Farrar Families of Speech ii. 57 Hypotheses into the service of which Philology was impressed.
Derivatives
imˈpressing n.2 also attributive.
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society > armed hostility > military organization > enlistment or recruitment > [noun] > compulsory
pressing1591
press?1592
impress1603
imprest1610
impressing1641
draft1757
conscription1799
press-ganging1863
blood tax1890
call-up1916
comb1916
1641 in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Third Pt. (1692) I. 458 A Bill for Impressing of Souldiers.
1705 Royal Proclam. in London Gaz. No. 4186/3 Officers Imployed in Impressing.
1863 Morning Star 17 Dec. 5/6 The impressing agent has gone around.
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† impressv.3
Obsolete. rare.
1. transitive. To advance (money): = imprest v.1 1.
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society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > paying (money) for labour or service > pay (a person) for labour or service [verb (transitive)] > pay in advance > pay (money) in advance
imprest1565
impressa1684
front1966
a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1665 (1955) III. 406 The second 5000 pounds imprest for his Majesties Service of the Sick & Wounded & Prisoners.
1819 A. Rees Cycl. III. at Auditor All monies impressed to any man for the king's service.
2. To charge with a deduction (the pay of an officer) in respect to public moneys or stores not accounted for by him: see impress n.4 2.
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society > authority > punishment > fine > [verb (transitive)] > for public money unaccounted for
impress1803
surcharge1885
1803 Ld. Nelson 12 July in Dispatches & Lett. (1845) V I..beg that their Lordships will exonerate them from the charge, and direct the Victualling Board not to impress their Accounts.
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