v.
- impress or stamp (a mark or outline) on a surface or body.
- make an impression or mark on.
▸fix (an idea) firmly in someone's mind.
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(imprint on)
Zoology (of a young animal) come to recognize (another animal, person, or thing) as a parent or object of habitual trust.
n.
- an impressed mark or outline.
- a printer's or publisher's name and other details in a publication.
▸a brand name under which books are published, typically the name of a former publishing house now part of a larger group.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. empreinter, based on L. imprimere, from in- ‘into’ + premere ‘to press’.