imprint

 

verb

Pronunciation: /ɪmˈprɪnt/
  • 1 [with object] impress or stamp (a mark or outline) on a surface: tyre marks were imprinted in the snow
  • make an impression or mark on: clothes imprinted with the logos of sports teams
  • fix (an idea) firmly in someone’s mind: he’d always have this ghastly image imprinted on his mind
  • 2 [no object] (imprint on) Zoology (of a young animal) come to recognize (another animal, person, or thing) as a parent or other object of habitual trust: the bird thought I was its mother and imprinted on me goslings will imprint themselves on inanimate objects such as a cardboard box

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈɪmprɪnt/
  • 1a mark or outline made by pressing something on to a softer substance: he made imprints of the keys in bars of soap
  • a lasting effect: years in the colonies had left their imprint
  • 2a printer’s or publisher’s name, address, and other details in a book or other publication.
  • a brand name under which books are published, typically the name of a former publishing house that is now part of a larger group: the group will continue to market its products through its established imprints

Origin:

late Middle English (originally as emprint): from Old French empreinter, based on Latin imprimere, from in- 'into' + premere 'to press'