v. & n.
--v.tr.
1. (often foll. by on) impress or establish firmly, esp. on the mind.
2 a (often foll. by on) make a stamp or impression of (a figure etc.) on a thing. b make an impression on (a thing) with a stamp etc.
--n.
1. an impression or stamp.
2 the printer's or publisher's name and other details printed in a book.
Etymology: ME f. OF empreinter empreint f. L imprimere: see IMPRESSION