I. im-ˈprint, ˈim-ˌ verb
Etymology: Middle English emprenten, from Anglo-French emprient, 3d singular of enpreindre to impress (from 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 -ˈprin-tər, -ˌprin- noun
II. ˈim-ˌprint noun
Etymology: Middle English enpreent, from Anglo-French emprente, from feminine of emprent, past participle of enpreindre
Date: 15th century
: something imprinted or printed: 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