■ verb
1》 impress or stamp (a mark or outline) on a surface or body.
2》 make an impression or mark on.
↘fix (an idea) firmly in someone's mind.
3》 ( ~ on ) Zoology (of a young animal) come to recognize (another animal, person, or thing) as a parent or object of habitual trust.
■ noun
1》 an impressed mark or outline.
2》 a printer's or publisher's name and other details in a publication.
↘a brand name under which books are published, typically the name of a former publishing house now part of a larger group.
Origin
ME: from OFr. empreinter , based on L. imprimere , from in- 'into' + premere 'to press'.