Definition of imprint Imprint

/ɪmpɹɪˈnt/ - [imprint] - im•print

We found 21 definitions of imprint from 6 different sources.

What does imprint mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: imprints
imprint - a device produced by pressure on a surface
		device any clever maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen"
imprint - a distinctive influence; "English stills bears the imprint of the Norman invasion"
		influence causing something without any direct or apparent effort
imprint - an impression produced by pressure or printing
		embossment
		impression, stamp the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another; "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax"
imprint - 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 published under a distinguished imprint"
imprint - a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"
		depression, impression
		concave shape, incurvature, concavity, incurvation a shape that curves or bends inward
		dimple a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin; "His dimple appeared whenever he smiled"
		groove, channel (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part
		dimple a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin; "His dimple appeared whenever he smiled"
		dip a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
		incision, dent, prick, slit, scratch the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
		droop, sag a shape that sags; "there was a sag in the chair seat"
		crinkle, furrow, crease, seam, wrinkle, line a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)
Verb imprints, imprinting, imprinted
imprint - establish or impress firmly in the mind; "We imprint our ideas onto our children"
		form
		act upon, influence, work have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"
imprint - mark or stamp with or as if with pressure; "To make a batik, you impress a design with wax"
		impress
		press place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure; "pressed flowers"
		change surface undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface
		stamp destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot; "Stamp fascism into submission"; "stamp out tyranny"
		boss, emboss, stamp raise in a relief; "embossed stationery"

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Wiktionary

imprint (Noun)
An impression; the mark left behind by printing something.
imprint (Noun)
The name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc. ; a publishing house.
imprint (Noun)
A distinctive marking, symbol or logo.
imprint (Verb)
To leave a print, impression, image, etc.
imprint (Verb)
To learn something indelibly at a particular stage of life, such as who one's mother is.
imprint (Verb)
To mark a gene as being from a particular parent so that only one of the two copies of the gene is expressed.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

imprint (v. t.)
To impress; to mark by pressure; to indent; to stamp.
imprint (v. t.)
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).
imprint (v. t.)
To fix indelibly or permanently, as in the mind or memory; to impress.
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.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

imprint
A concavity in a surface produced by pressing.
imprint
legally mandated statement of the ownership and authorship of a document

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

imprint
im-print′, v.t. to print: to stamp: to impress: to fix in the mind.—n. Im′print, that which is imprinted: the name of the publisher, time and place of publication of a book, &c., printed on the title-page: also the printer's name on the back of the title-page and at the end of the book