imprint

/ˈɪmprɪnt/
verb
  1. To press or stamp a mark onto a surface.
    • The machine imprints the logo onto each box.
    • The artist imprinted a pattern onto the fabric using a wooden block.
    • She imprinted her initials in the wet cement.
  2. To fix something firmly in someone's mind or memory.
    • The song's melody was imprinted on my brain after hearing it once.
    • The tragic event was imprinted in her memory forever.
    • He tried to imprint the instructions in his mind before the test.
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noun
  1. A mark or impression made by pressing or stamping something onto a surface.
    • She pressed her hand into the clay to make an imprint.
    • The tire left an imprint in the mud.
    • The fossil showed the imprint of a leaf from millions of years ago.
  2. A lasting effect or influence on someone or something.
    • The teacher made a positive imprint on all her students.
    • Her childhood experiences left a deep imprint on her personality.
    • The city's culture left an imprint on the visiting artist.
  3. The name and details of the publisher printed in a book, usually on the title page.
    • The imprint included the publisher's address and the year of publication.
    • He checked the imprint to find out when the book was first printed.
    • The imprint on the book showed it was published by Oxford University Press.
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