Imprint Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

Britannica Dictionary definition of IMPRINT

[+ object]

1

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to create a mark by pressing against a surface

• imprint [=_stamp_] a design on a sheet of paper
• wearing a T-shirt imprinted with the company logo

2

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to cause (something) to stay in your mind or memory

• The image of her beautiful face will always be imprinted on my mind. [=I will always remember her beautiful face]
• a picture imprinted in my memory

Britannica Dictionary definition of IMPRINT

[count]

1

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a mark created by pressing against a surface

:

something imprinted or printed

• We saw an imprint of a bike tire on the dirt trail.
• a fossil imprint of a dinosaur's foot

2

:

a strong effect or influence

• She was determined to put her imprint on the company. [=to use her ideas and influence to make the company better]

3

technical

:

a publisher's name on the title page of a book