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im·print
I. \ə̇mˈprint\ transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English emprenten, imprenten, from Middle French empreinter, from Old French, from empreinte imprint (n.)
1.
a. : to mark by pressure (as a figure on an object or as the object itself with the figure) : impress
< a machine to imprint code numbers on metal merchandise >
b. archaic : print
c. : to add an imprint to
< imprinted statement enclosures >
< imprint a missing letter >
2. : to fix indelibly or permanently (as on the memory)
< imprinting her features, her look, her smile, her voice, upon his memory — Edith Sitwell >
3. : to stamp the characteristics of
< imprinting his own personality on his productions — E.Bentley >
4. : to establish a response in by imprinting
< ducklings of five species were imprinted on human beings as their parent-companions at hatching — Margaret M. Nice >
II. \ˈimˌp-\ noun
Etymology: modification (influenced by in-) (II) of Middle French empreinte, from Old French, from feminine of empreint, past participle of empreindre to imprint, impress, from Latin imprimere to impress, imprint — more at impress
: something imprinted or printed: as
a. : a mark (as a figure or symbol) made by pressure
< the footstep left its imprint in the mud >
< bore the imprint of a circle and dot in the center — Zane Grey >
< an imprint of the town seal on each bond — Springfield (Massachusetts) Union >
b.
(1) : a publisher's name often with address and date of publication usually placed in a book at the foot of a title page
(2) : a printer's name or identifying device usually placed in a book on the copyright page
(3) : a dealer's or retailer's name and address printed on matter (as a blotter, catalog, or promotional piece) put out by a wholesaler or supplier
(4) : a correction (as of a letter that shows imperfectly in a run of printed sheets) struck in by running the printed sheets through the press a second time
(5) : the name of the manufacturer of a stamp printed in the margin of a sheet or of a single stamp
c. : an indelible distinguishing effect or influence
< the teacher left her imprint on several generations of students >
< the raw western settlements … so strongly marked by the imprint of the industrial process — Sinclair Lewis >
< their work bears a sort of regional imprint — Malcolm Cowley >
III. noun
: the name under which a publisher issues books |