'Imprint' definitions:
Definition of 'imprint'
(from WordNet)
noun
A distinctive influence; "English stills bears the imprint of the Norman invasion"
noun
A concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud" [syn: depression, impression, imprint]
noun
An identification of a publisher; a publisher's name along with the date and address and edition that is printed at the bottom of the title page; "the book was published under a distinguished imprint"
noun
An impression produced by pressure or printing [syn: imprint, embossment]
noun
A device produced by pressure on a surface
verb
Establish or impress firmly in the mind; "We imprint our ideas onto our children" [syn: imprint, form]
verb
Mark or stamp with or as if with pressure; "To make a batik, you impress a design with wax" [syn: impress, imprint]
Definition of 'Imprint'
From: GCIDE
- Imprint \Im*print"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imptrinted; p. pr. & vb. n. Imprinting.] [OE. emprenten, F. empreint, p. p. of empreindre to imprint, fr. L. imprimere to impres, imprint. See 1st In-, Print, and cf. Impress.]
- 1. To impress; to mark by pressure; to indent; to stamp. [1913 Webster]
- And sees his num'rous herds imprint her sands. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To stamp or mark, as letters on paper, by means of type, plates, stamps, or the like; to print the mark (figures, letters, etc., upon something). [1913 Webster]
- Nature imprints upon whate'er we see, That has a heart and life in it, "Be free." --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To fix indelibly or permanently, as in the mind or memory; to impress. [1913 Webster]
- Ideas of those two different things distinctly imprinted on his mind. --Locke.
- 4. (Ethology) To create or acquire (a behavioral pattern) by the process of imprinting. [PJC]
Definition of 'Imprint'
From: GCIDE
- Imprint \Im"print\, n. [Cf. F. empreinte impress, stamp. See Imprint, v. t.] Whatever is impressed or imprinted; the impress or mark left by something; specifically, the name of the printer or publisher (usually) with the time and place of issue, in the title-page of a book, or on any printed sheet. "That imprint of their hands." --Buckle. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'imprint'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acknowledgments,
- alveolation,
- alveolus,
- aquatint,
- autolithograph,
- back,
- back matter,
- backlash,
- backwash,
- bastard title,
- bed,
- bibliography,
- billhead,
- blaze,
- blaze a trail,
- blemish,
- block,
- block print,
- blotch,
- book stamp,
- bookplate,
- boss,
- brand,
- bring out,
- broad arrow,
- bump,
- cachet,
- catch line,
- catchword,
- chalk,
- chalk up,
- check,
- check off,
- chromolithograph,
- cicatrize,
- clout,
- colophon,
- color print,
- concavity,
- confirm,
- contents,
- contents page,
- convexity,
- copperplate,
- copperplate print,
- copyright page,
- counterfoil,
- countermark,
- crayon engraving,
- cut,
- dactylogram,
- dactylograph,
- dapple,
- dash,
- dedication,
- deep-dye,
- define,
- delimit,
- demarcate,
- dent,
- depress,
- dimple,
- dint,
- discolor,
- docket,
- dot,
- embed,
- embossment,
- endleaf,
- endpaper,
- endsheet,
- engraft,
- engrave,
- engravement,
- engraving,
- entrench,
- errata,
- establish,
- etch,
- etching,
- excrescence,
- fingerprint,
- fix,
- fleck,
- flyleaf,
- folio,
- footmark,
- footprint,
- footstep,
- force,
- fore edge,
- foreword,
- fossil footprint,
- found,
- freckle,
- front matter,
- furrow,
- gash,
- get out,
- gouge,
- government mark,
- government stamp,
- graphotype,
- grave,
- ground,
- half-title page,
- hallmark,
- hatch,
- head,
- hectograph,
- honeycomb,
- ichnite,
- ichnolite,
- impact,
- implant,
- impress,
- impression,
- inculcate,
- indent,
- indentation,
- indention,
- indenture,
- index,
- infix,
- ingrain,
- inscribe,
- inscription,
- instill,
- introduction,
- issue,
- jam,
- label,
- leaf,
- letterhead,
- letterpress,
- line,
- linoleum-block print,
- lithograph,
- lodge,
- logo,
- logotype,
- lump,
- mackle,
- make a mark,
- makeup,
- mark,
- mark off,
- mark out,
- masthead,
- mezzotint,
- mimeograph,
- mottle,
- multigraph,
- negative,
- nick,
- notch,
- offcut,
- offprint,
- offset,
- overprint,
- pack,
- pad,
- page,
- paw print,
- pawmark,
- pencil,
- pepper,
- pimple,
- pit,
- plant,
- plate,
- pock,
- pockmark,
- point,
- preface,
- preliminaries,
- press in,
- price tag,
- prick,
- print,
- proof,
- prove,
- publish,
- pug,
- pugmark,
- pull,
- pull a proof,
- punch,
- punch in,
- punctuate,
- puncture,
- put out,
- put to bed,
- put to press,
- reaction,
- recess,
- recoil,
- recto,
- reflex,
- registered trademark,
- reissue,
- repercussion,
- reprint,
- response,
- reverso,
- riddle,
- root,
- rubber-block print,
- run,
- run off,
- running head,
- running title,
- scar,
- scarify,
- score,
- scotch,
- scratch,
- seal,
- seam,
- seat,
- set,
- set back,
- set in,
- setoff,
- settle,
- sigil,
- signature,
- signet,
- speck,
- speckle,
- splotch,
- spot,
- stain,
- stamp,
- step,
- stereotype,
- sticker,
- stigmatize,
- streak,
- striate,
- strike,
- stripe,
- stub,
- stud,
- subtitle,
- sunken part,
- table of contents,
- tag,
- tail,
- tally,
- tamp,
- tattoo,
- text,
- thumbmark,
- thumbprint,
- tick,
- tick off,
- ticket,
- title,
- title page,
- token,
- trace,
- trade name,
- trademark,
- trademark name,
- trim size,
- type page,
- underline,
- underscore,
- verso,
- vestige,
- vignette,
- wedge,
- wood engraving,
- woodblock,
- woodcut,
- woodprint,
- xylograph