'Impressing' definitions:
Definition of 'Impressing'
From: GCIDE
- Impress \Im*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impressed; p. pr. & vb. n. Impressing.] [L. impressus, p. p. of imprimere to impress; pref. im- in, on + premere to press. See Press to squeeze, and cf. Imprint.]
- 1. To press, stamp, or print something in or upon; to mark by pressure, or as by pressure; to imprint (that which bears the impression). [1913 Webster]
- His heart, like an agate, with your print impressed. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To produce by pressure, as a mark, stamp, image, etc.; to imprint (a mark or figure upon something). [1913 Webster]
- 3. Fig.: To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate. [1913 Webster]
- Impress the motives of persuasion upon our own hearts till we feel the force of them. --I. Watts. [1913 Webster]
- 4. [See Imprest, Impress, n., 5.] To take by force for public service; as, to impress sailors or money. [1913 Webster]
- The second five thousand pounds impressed for the service of the sick and wounded prisoners. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Impressing'
- Impress,
- Impressed,
- Impresses,
- Impressibility,
- Impressible,
- Impressibleness,
- Impressibly,
- Impression,
- Impressive,
- Impressively,
- Impressiveness,
- Impressment,
- under the impression,
- Centrifugal impression,
- Centripetal impression,
- Impress gang,
- Impress money,
- Proof impression,
- first impression,
- impressive aphasia,
- make an impression,
- sense impression,
- trial impression,
- wrong impression