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Definition of: imprint
(im·print′) v.t.
1. To produce or reproduce (a figure, mark, etc.) by pressure: to imprint a design on wax.
2. To mark (something), as with a stamp or seal.
3. To fix firmly in the heart, mind, etc. See synonyms under IMPRESS1, INSCRIBE.
—noun (im′print)
1. A mark or character made by printing, stamping, or pressing.
2. The effect left by impression.
3. A publisher's or printer's name, place of publication, date, etc., printed in a book or other publication.
4. An impression, as of a medal, etc. [<OF empreinte, pp. of empreinter <L imprimere <in- in + premere press]
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