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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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
All members of the Colleyville Heritage girls’ soccer program wear a wristband with three words imprinted: Attitude, effort and unity.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2025
Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2025
Available from Da Capo, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, Inc.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Cook, whose book was published by the Simon & Schuster imprint Avid Reader Press, is represented by CAA and David Halpern at David Halpern Literary Management.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
All members of the Colleyville Heritage girls’ soccer program wear a wristband with three words imprinted: Attitude, effort and unity.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
With passion, the filmmakers expose the lasting imprints of colonialism while celebrating activism and the fight of two female friends for truly accessible public spaces; places where people can engage with their own narratives and histories.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2025
Available from Da Capo, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, Inc.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Imprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imprint. Accessed 22 Mar. 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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