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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D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
After all, what’s best in us is at least as deeply imprinted and encoded as what’s worst in us.
—Arianna Huffington, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
The Hallmark imprint also provided reassurance that the manipulations typical on most reality TV would be minimal.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Verb
What about the names of her children, which were imprinted on her shoulder?
—D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
After all, what’s best in us is at least as deeply imprinted and encoded as what’s worst in us.
—Arianna Huffington, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
Noun
Excerpted from the upcoming THE MURDER SHOW by Matt Goldman, published by Forge Books, an imprint of Macmillan Publishers.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
The Hallmark imprint also provided reassurance that the manipulations typical on most reality TV would be minimal.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Imprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imprint. Accessed 22 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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