imprint

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle)
• HYPHEN: im=print

CIDE DICTIONARY

imprint, v. t. [OE. emprenten, F. empreint, p. p. of empreindre to imprint, fr. L. imprimere to impres, imprint. See 1st In-, Print, and cf. Impress.].

•  To impress; to mark by pressure; to indent; to stamp.  [1913 Webster]

  "And sees his num'rous herds imprint her sands."  [1913 Webster]
•  To stamp or mark, as letters on paper, by means of type, plates, stamps, or the like; to print the mark (figures, letters, etc., upon something).  [1913 Webster]

  "Nature imprints upon whate'er we see,
  That has a heart and life in it, “Be free.”"  [1913 Webster]
•  To fix indelibly or permanently, as in the mind or memory; to impress.  [1913 Webster]

  "Ideas of those two different things distinctly imprinted on his mind."
•  To create or acquire (a behavioral pattern) by the process of imprinting.  [PJC]

imprint, n. [Cf. F. empreinte impress, stamp. See Imprint, v. t.].

 Whatever is impressed or imprinted; the impress or mark left by something; specifically, the name of the printer or publisher (usually) with the time and place of issue, in the title-page of a book, or on any printed sheet.  Buckle.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

imprint, 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

THESAURUS

imprint

acknowledgments, alveolation, alveolus, aquatint, autolithograph, back, back matter, backlash, backwash, bastard title, bed, bibliography, billhead, blaze, blaze a trail, blemish, block, block print, blotch, book stamp, bookplate, boss, brand, bring out, broad arrow, bump, cachet, catch line, catchword, chalk, chalk up, check, check off, chromolithograph, cicatrize, clout, colophon, color print, concavity, confirm, contents, contents page, convexity, copperplate, copperplate print, copyright page, counterfoil, countermark, crayon engraving, cut, dactylogram, dactylograph, dapple, dash, dedication, deep-dye, define, delimit, demarcate, dent, depress, dimple, dint, discolor, docket, dot, embed, embossment, endleaf, endpaper, endsheet, engraft, engrave, engravement, engraving, entrench, errata, establish, etch, etching, excrescence, fingerprint, fix, fleck, flyleaf, folio, footmark, footprint, footstep, force, fore edge, foreword, fossil footprint, found, freckle, front matter, furrow, gash, get out, gouge, government mark, government stamp, graphotype, grave, ground, half-title page, hallmark, hatch, head, hectograph, honeycomb, ichnite, ichnolite, impact, implant, impress, impression, inculcate, indent, indentation, indention, indenture, index, infix, ingrain, inscribe, inscription, instill, introduction, issue, jam, label, leaf, letterhead, letterpress, line, linoleum-block print, lithograph, lodge, logo, logotype, lump, mackle, make a mark, makeup, mark, mark off, mark out, masthead, mezzotint, mimeograph, mottle, multigraph, negative, nick, notch, offcut, offprint, offset, overprint, pack, pad, page, paw print, pawmark, pencil, pepper, pimple, pit, plant, plate, pock, pockmark, point, preface, preliminaries, press in, price tag, prick, print, proof, prove, publish, pug, pugmark, pull, pull a proof, punch, punch in, punctuate, puncture, put out, put to bed, put to press, reaction, recess, recoil, recto, reflex, registered trademark, reissue, repercussion, reprint, response, reverso, riddle, root, rubber-block print, run, run off, running head, running title, scar, scarify, score, scotch, scratch, seal, seam, seat, set, set back, set in, setoff, settle, sigil, signature, signet, speck, speckle, splotch, spot, stain, stamp, step, stereotype, sticker, stigmatize, streak, striate, strike, stripe, stub, stud, subtitle, sunken part, table of contents, tag, tail, tally, tamp, tattoo, text, thumbmark, thumbprint, tick, tick off, ticket, title, title page, token, trace, trade name, trademark, trademark name, trim size, type page, underline, underscore, verso, vestige, vignette, wedge, wood engraving, woodblock, woodcut, woodprint, xylograph

ROGET THESAURUS

imprint

Publication

N publication, public announcement, promulgation, propagation, proclamation, pronunziamento, circulation, indiction, edition, hue and cry, publicity, notoriety, currency, flagrancy, cry, bruit, hype, vox populi, report, the Press, public press, newspaper, journal, gazette, daily, telegraphy, publisher, imprint, circular, circular letter, manifesto, advertisement, ad, placard, bill, affiche, broadside, poster, notice, published, current, in circulation, public, notorious, flagrant, arrant, open, trumpet-tongued, encyclical, encyclic, promulgatory, exoteric, publicly, in open court, with open doors, Int, Oyez!, O yes!, notice!, notice is hereby given, this is to give, these are to give notice, nomina stultorum parietibus haerent, semel emissum volat irrevocabile verbum.

Indication

N indication, symbolism, symbolization, semiology, semiotics, semeiology, semeiotics, Zeitgeist, characteristic, diagnostic, lineament, feature, trait, fingerprint, voiceprint, footprint, noseprint, cloven hoof, footfall, recognition (memory), diagnostic, divining rod, detector, sign, symbol, index, indice, indicator, point, pointer, exponent, note, token, symptom, dollar sign, dollar mark, type, figure, emblem, cipher, device, representation, epigraph, motto, posy, gesture, gesticulation, pantomime, wink, glance, leer, nod, shrug, beck, touch, nudge, dactylology, dactylonomy, freemasonry, telegraphy, chirology, byplay, dumb show, cue, hint, clue, clew, key, scent, signal, signal post, rocket, blue light, watch fire, watch tower, telegraph, semaphore, flagstaff, cresset, fiery cross, calumet, heliograph, guidon, headlight, mark, scratch, line, stroke, dash, score, stripe, streak, tick, dot, point, notch, nick, print, imprint, impress, impression, keyboard symbols, printing symbols, red letter, italics, sublineation, underlining, bold font, jotting, note, annotation, reference, blaze, cedilla, guillemets, hachure, quotation marks, ", double quotes, " ", parentheses, "( )", brackets, "", braces, "", left arrow, "<", right arrow, ">", forward slash, "/", backward slash, "\", exclamation point, "!", commercial at, "@", pound sign, "#", percent sign, "%", carat, "", ampersand, "&", asterisk, "*", hyphen, "-", dash, "-", "_", em dash, "--", plus sign, "+", equals sign, "=", question mark, "?", period, ", ", semicolon, ", ", colon, ":", comma, ", ", apostrophe, "'", single quote, "'", tilde, "~", badge, criterion, countercheck, countermark, countersign, counterfoil, duplicate, tally, label, ticket, billet, letter, counter, check, chip, chop, dib, totem, tessera, card, bill, witness, voucher, stamp, cacher, trade mark, Hall mark, signature, mark, autograph, autography, attestation, hand, hand writing, sign manual, cipher, seal, sigil, signet, hand and seal, paraph, brand, superscription, indorsement, endorsement, password, watchword, catchword, security card, pass, passkey, credentials, open sesame, timbrology, mot de passe, mot du guet, pass-parole, shibboleth, title, heading, docket, address card, visiting card, carte de visite, insignia, banner, banneret, bannerol, bandrol, flag, colors, streamer, standard, eagle, labarum, oriflamb, oriflamme, figurehead, ensign, pennon, pennant, pendant, burgee, blue Peter, jack, ancient, gonfalon, union jack, banderole, old glory, quarantine flag, vexillum, yellow-flag, yellow jack, tricolor, stars and stripes, bunting, heraldry, crest, coat of arms, arms, armorial bearings, hatchment, escutcheon, scutcheon, shield, supporters, livery, uniform, cockade, epaulet, chevron, garland, love knot, favor, beacon, cairn, post, staff, flagstaff, hand, pointer, vane, cock, weathercock, guidepost, handpost, fingerpost, directing post, signpost, pillars of Hercules, pharos, bale-fire, beacon-fire, l'etoile du Nord, landmark, seamark, lighthouse, balize, polestar, loadstar, lodestar, cynosure, guide, address, direction, name, sign, signboard, warning, omen, prefigurement, trace, record, warning &c, alarm, scepter, trophy, gauge, milestone, milepost, brand, fool's cap, check, telltale, test, mileage ticket, milliary, notification, advertisement, word of command, call, bugle call, trumpet call, bell, alarum, cry, battle cry, rallying cry, angelus, reveille, sacring bell, sanctus bell, exposition &c (explanation), proof, pattern, indicating, indicative, indicatory, denotative, connotative, diacritical, representative, typical, symbolic, pantomimic, pathognomonic, symptomatic, characteristic, demonstrative, diagnostic, exponential, emblematic, armorial, individual, known by, recognizable by, indicated, pointed, marked, denotable, indelible, in token of, symbolically, in dumb show, ecce signum, ex ungue leonem, ex pede Herculem, vide ut supra, vultus ariete fortior.

VB indicate, be the sign, of, denote, betoken, argue, testify, bear the impress, of, connote, connotate, represent, stand for, typify, symbolize, put an indication, put a mark, note, mark, stamp, earmark, blaze, label, ticket, docket, dot, spot, score, dash, trace, chalk, print, imprint, impress, engrave, stereotype, make a sign, signalize, underscore, give a signal, hang out a signal, beckon, nod, wink, glance, leer, nudge, shrug, tip the wink, gesticulate, raise the finger, hold up the finger, raise the hand, hold up the hand, saw the air, suit the action to the word, wave a banner, unfurl a banner, hoist a banner, hang out a banner, wave the hand, wave a kerchief, give the cue, show one's colors, give an alarm, sound an alarm, beat the drum, sound the trumpets, raise a cry, sign, seal, attest, underline, call attention to, give notice.