imprint

Definitions of imprint in various dictionaries:

noun - a distinctive influence

noun - a concavity in a surface produced by pressing

noun - an identification of a publisher

noun - an impression produced by pressure or printing

noun - a device produced by pressure on a surface

verb - establish or impress firmly in the mind

verb - mark or stamp with or as if with pressure

To produce (a mark or pattern) on a surface by pressure.

To produce a mark on (a surface) by pressure.

To impart a strong or vivid impression of: “We imprint our own ideas onto acts” (Ellen Goodman).

To fix firmly, as in the mind: He tried to imprint the number on his memory.

A mark or pattern produced by imprinting.

A distinguishing influence or effect: Spanish architecture that shows the imprint of Islamic rule.

A publisher’s name, often with the date, address, and edition, printed at the bottom of a title page of a publication.

verb - to produce a mark by pressure