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- [im-pres-muh nt]
- /ɪmˈprɛs mənt/
- /ˌɪm.ˈpre.smənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [im-pres-muh nt]
- /ɪmˈprɛs mənt/
Definitions of impressment word
- noun impressment the act of impressing people or property into public service or use. 1
- noun impressment The act of seizing for public use; impressing into public service. 1
- noun impressment the commandeering or conscription of things or men into government service 0
- noun impressment the practice or act of impressing men or property for the use or service of the public 0
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Origin of impressment
First appearance:
before 1780 One of the 45% newest English words
First recorded in 1780-90; impress2 + -ment
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Impressment
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
impressment popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
impressment usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for impressment
noun impressment
- selection — an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
- lottery — a gambling game or method of raising money, as for some public charitable purpose, in which a large number of tickets are sold and a drawing is held for certain prizes.
- levy — an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.
- assignment — An assignment is a task or piece of work that you are given to do, especially as part of your job or studies.
- registration — the act of registering.
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