n.
Pronunciation: im- ' print, ' im- ˌ
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English emprenten, from Anglo-French emprient, 3d singular of enpreindre to impress (fr. Latin imprimere ) & empreinter, from emprent, past participle of enpreindre
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
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 imprint ed preference>
intransitive verb : to undergo imprinting
– im · print · er \ - ' prin-t ə r, - ˌ prin- \ noun