v.
    - produce (books, newspapers, etc.) by a mechanical process involving the transfer of text or designs to paper. ▸produce (text or a picture) in such a way. ▸publish. ▸produce a paper copy of (information stored on a computer). ▸produce (a photographic print) from a negative. 
- write clearly without joining the letters.
- mark with a coloured design or pattern. ▸make (a mark or indentation) by pressing something on a surface or soft substance. 
- fix firmly or indelibly in someone's mind.
n.
    - the text appearing in a book, newspaper, etc. ▸the state of being available in published form. ▸
[as modifier]
 relating to the printing industry or the printed media. ▸informal a newspaper. 
- an indentation or mark left on a surface or soft substance by pressure. ▸
(prints)
 fingerprints. 
- a printed picture or design. ▸a photograph printed on paper from a negative or transparency. ▸a copy of a motion picture on film. 
- a piece of fabric or clothing with a coloured pattern or design. ▸a pattern or design of this type. 
Phrase
  
    - in print
 - (of a book) available from the publisher.
- in published form.
 
- out of print
 (of a book) no longer available from the publisher.
 
  Derivative
  
    - printability n.
- printable adj.
 
  Etymology
  ME: from OFr. preinte ‘pressed’, fem. past part. of preindre, from L. premere ‘to press’.