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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Imprint \Im"print\, n. [Cf. F. empreinte impress, stamp. See
     Imprint, v. t.]
     Whatever is impressed or imprinted; the impress or mark left
     by something; specifically, the name of the printer or
     publisher (usually) with the time and place of issue, in the
     title-page of a book, or on any printed sheet. ``That imprint
     of their hands.'' --Buckle.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Imprint \Im*print"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imptrinted; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Imprinting.] [OE. emprenten, F. empreint, p. p. of
     empreindre to imprint, fr. L. imprimere to impres, imprint.
     See 1st In-, Print, and cf. Impress.]
     1. To impress; to mark by pressure; to indent; to stamp.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And sees his num'rous herds imprint her sands.
                                                    --Prior.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To stamp or mark, as letters on paper, by means of type,
        plates, stamps, or the like; to print the mark (figures,
        letters, etc., upon something).
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Nature imprints upon whate'er we see,
              That has a heart and life in it, ``Be free.''
                                                    --Cowper.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To fix indelibly or permanently, as in the mind or memory;
        to impress.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Ideas of those two different things distinctly
              imprinted on his mind.                --Locke.
  
     4. (Ethology) To create or acquire (a behavioral pattern) by
        the process of imprinting.
        [PJC]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Imprint \Im*print"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imptrinted; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Imprinting.] [OE. emprenten, F. empreint, p. p. of
     empreindre to imprint, fr. L. imprimere to impres, imprint.
     See 1st In-, Print, and cf. Impress.]
     1. To impress; to mark by pressure; to indent; to stamp.
  
              And sees his num'rous herds imprint her sands.
                                                    --Prior.
  
     2. To stamp or mark, as letters on paper, by means of type,
        plates, stamps, or the like; to print the mark (figures,
        letters, etc., upon something).
  
              Nature imprints upon whate'er we see, That has a
              heart and life in it, ``Be free.''    --Cowper.
  
     3. To fix indelibly or permanently, as in the mind or memory;
        to impress.
  
              Ideas of those two different things distinctly
              imprinted on his mind.                --Locke.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Imprint \Im"print\, n. [Cf. F. empreinte impress, stamp. See
     Imprint, v. t.]
     Whatever is impressed or imprinted; the impress or mark left
     by something; specifically, the name of the printer or
     publisher (usually) with the time and place of issue, in the
     title-page of a book, or on any printed sheet. ``That imprint
     of their hands.'' --Buckle.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  imprint
       n 1: a distinctive influence; "English stills bears the imprint
            of the Norman invasion"
       2: a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the
          impression of his fingers in the soft mud" [syn: depression,
           impression]
       3: an identification of a publisher; a publisher's name along
          with the date and address and edition that is printed at
          the bottom of the title page; "the book was publsihed
          under a distinguished imprint"
       4: an impression produced by pressure or printing [syn: embossment]
       5: a device produced by pressure on a surface
       v 1: establish or impress firmly in the mind; "We imprint our
            ideas onto our children" [syn: form]
       2: mark or stamp with or as if with pressure; "To make a batik,
          you impress a design with wax" [syn: impress]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  imprint
     Αγγλικά n.
     το αποτύπωμα, η αποτύπωση
     Αγγλικά vb.
     εντυπώνω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  imprint
     n.
     An impression; the mark left behind by printing something.
     vb.
     1 To leave#Verb a print#Noun, impression, image#Noun, etc.
     2 To learn something indelibly at a particular stage of life, such as
  who one's parents are.
     3 To mark a gene as being from a particular parent so that only one
  of the two copies of the gene is expressed.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  imprint
     n.
     An impression; the mark left behind by printing something.
     vb.
     1 To leave#Verb a print#Noun, impression, image#Noun, etc.
     2 To learn something indelibly at a particular stage of life, such as
  who one's parents are.
     3 To mark a gene as being from a particular parent so that only one
  of the two copies of the gene is expressed.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  imprint
     n.
     An impression; the mark left behind by printing something.
     vb.
     1 To leave#Verb a print#Noun, impression, image#Noun, etc.
     2 To learn something indelibly at a particular stage of life, such as
  who one's parents are.
     3 To mark a gene as being from a particular parent so that only one
  of the two copies of the gene is expressed.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  imprint
     n.
     An impression; the mark left behind by printing something.
     vb.
     1 To leave#Verb a print#Noun, impression, image#Noun, etc.
     2 To learn something indelibly at a particular stage of life, such as
  who one's parents are.
     3 To mark a gene as being from a particular parent so that only one
  of the two copies of the gene is expressed.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  imprint
     Englanti n.
     1 (painettu) jälki, painauma, painanne
     2 (yhteys kuva k=en) pysyvä vaikutelma, jonkin lyömä leima
     3 painotiedot; (BrE) apinalaatikko
     4 logo, merkki, tunnus
     Englanti vb.
     1 (yhteys eläintiede k=en) (''imprint on'') leimautua johonkin
     2 painaa tunnusmerkki tms. johonkin
     3 iskostaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  imprint
     Engelska n.
     avtryck
     Engelska vb.
     trycka in

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Imprint /ɪmpɹˈɪnt/
  الأثر

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  imprint //ˈɪm.pɹɪnt// 
  1. отпечатък
  an impression; the mark left behind by printing something
  2. издателско каре
  the name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  imprint //ɪmˈpɹɪnt// 
  отпечатвам
  to leave a print, impression, image, etc.

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  imprint /ɪmpɹˈɪnt/ 
  otisk