im·print
im-ˈprint 
ˈim-ˌprint
ˈim-ˌprint
imprinted; imprinting; imprints
1
: to mark by or as if by pressure : impress
2
a
: to fix indelibly or permanently (as on the memory)
b
: to subject to or induce by imprinting
an imprinted preference
: to undergo imprinting
im·print
ˈim-ˌprint
: something imprinted or printed: such as
a
: a mark or depression made by pressure
the fossil imprint of a dinosaur's foot
b
: an identifying name (as of a publisher) placed conspicuously on a product
also
: the name under which a publisher issues books
c
: an indelible distinguishing effect or influence
Synonyms
Examples of imprint in a Sentence
Verb
wearing a T-shirt imprinted with the company logo
a picture imprinted in my memory
Noun
We saw an imprint of a bike tire on the dirt trail.
a fossil imprint of a dinosaur's foot
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
So Scott Satterfield fully hit the reset button, bringing in 48 new players via the portal and high school ranks and striving to imprint his own culture on a program that is still only two seasons removed from a trip to the Playoff.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
Of course, the approach depends on the source material, and DC, through imprints like Vertigo, does a lot more than just superheroics.
—Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Catherine tells the story of her rape as a trauma survivor does, doing her best to conjure the dark collage of sensory details imprinted on her memory.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
So Scott Satterfield fully hit the reset button, bringing in 48 new players via the portal and high school ranks and striving to imprint his own culture on a program that is still only two seasons removed from a trip to the Playoff.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
Noun
Available from Hachette Books, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, Inc.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
Of course, the approach depends on the source material, and DC, through imprints like Vertigo, does a lot more than just superheroics.
—Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Imprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imprint. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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imprint
2 of 2 noun
im·print
ˈim-ˌprint
1
: something imprinted or printed : impression
the imprint of a hippo's foot
2
: a publisher's name on the title page of a book
Medical Definition
1
: to fix indelibly or permanently (as on the memory)
2
: to subject to or induce by imprinting
an imprinted preference
a gene imprinted to be inactive when inherited from the mother
: to undergo imprinting
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