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
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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Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Mar. 2025
Those babies will imprint on you and be like little puppies.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Michael Saponara, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2025
The saint's forehead also still retains the imprint of the saint's 16th-century Carmelite headdress.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Verb
As President Donald Trump looks to imprint his agenda despite a pileup of courtroom setbacks, he’s being urged to work more with his GOP friends in Congress.
—Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Mar. 2025
Those babies will imprint on you and be like little puppies.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
The partnership comes about as a joint venture with Minnick’s The GLO imprint alongside the independent powerhouse label.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2025
The saint's forehead also still retains the imprint of the saint's 16th-century Carmelite headdress.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Imprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imprint. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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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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