impress2Pronunciation: /ɪmˈprɛs/Translate impress | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of impress verb [with object] historical force (someone) to serve in an army or navy:a number of Poles, impressed into the German army commandeer (goods or equipment) for public service: they carried a travel warrant authorizing them to impress transport and requisition billetsDerivatives impressment noun Origin: late 16th century: from in-2 'into' + press2impress in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of impress in the US English dictionary
