imprint

[n. im-print; v. im-print] /n. ˈɪm prɪnt; v. ɪmˈprɪnt/
noun
1.
a mark made by pressure; a mark or figure impressed or printed on something.
2.
any impression or impressed effect:
He left the imprint of his thought on all succeeding scholars.
3.
Bibliography.
  1. the name of a book's publisher printed on the title page or elsewhere, usually with the place and date of publication.
  2. the statement of such information in a bibliographic description of a printed work.
  3. a name, title, or other designation by which all or certain specific books of a publisher are identified.
4.
any marketing name used by a company or organization for a product line; brand or label.
5.
the printer's name and address as indicated on any printed matter.
verb (used with object)
6.
to impress (a quality, character, distinguishing mark, etc.).
7.
to produce (a mark) on something by pressure.
8.
to bestow, as a kiss.
9.
to fix firmly on the mind, memory, etc.
10.
Animal Behavior, Psychology. to acquire or establish by imprinting.
11.
to make an imprint upon.
verb (used without object)
12.
to make an impression; have an effect.
Origin
1325-75; im-1 + print; replacing Middle English empreynten < Middle French empreinter, derivative of empreinte, feminine past participle of empreindre < Latin imprimere to impress1
Related forms
reimprint, verb (used with object)
unimprinted, adjective
Examples from the web for imprint
  • The museum has already begun a book series under its own imprint.
  • The more they are used, the more the imprint wears away until it is gone and the coin is worthless.
  • One is still trying to get rid of the cultic imprint on her.
  • The composite product bears the imprint of his personality, but he borrows more than he creates.
  • All persons or objects that answer to the same countersign or that bear the same imprint are thereby stamped as somehow related.
  • First, bird flu apparently leaves an odor imprint on bird feces, and so dogs-and even mice-could be trained to recognize it.
  • These moments can cause irrational acts or imprint fervent memories on a wanton brain.
  • Iron atoms in the flow imprint characteristic iron lines on the reflected light.
  • Thus, so far the signal of the human imprint on climate is fairly small.
  • The same impulses are there: to get out of the city, to imprint your view of the world on the landscape.
British Dictionary definitions for imprint

imprint

noun (ˈɪmprɪnt)
1.
a mark or impression produced by pressure, printing, or stamping
2.
a characteristic mark or indication; stamp: the imprint of great sadness on his face
3.
the publisher's name and address, usually with the date of publication, in a book, pamphlet, etc
4.
the printer's name and address on any printed matter
verb (ɪmˈprɪnt)
5.
to produce (a mark, impression, etc) on (a surface) by pressure, printing, or stamping: to imprint a seal on wax, to imprint wax with a seal
6.
to establish firmly; impress; stamp: to imprint the details on one's mind
7.
(of young animals) to undergo the process of imprinting
Derived Forms
imprinter, noun
Word Origin and History for imprint
v.

late 14c., from Old French empreinter, from empreinte, noun use of fem. past participle of eimpreindre "to impress, imprint," from Vulgar Latin *impremere, from Latin imprimere "to impress, imprint" (see impress). As a noun from mid-15c.