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- [noun im-print; verb im-print]
- /noun ˈɪm prɪnt; verb ɪmˈprɪnt/
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- [noun im-print; verb im-print]
- /noun ˈɪm prɪnt; verb ɪmˈprɪnt/
Definitions of imprint word
- noun imprint a mark made by pressure; a mark or figure impressed or printed on something. 1
- noun imprint any impression or impressed effect: He left the imprint of his thought on all succeeding scholars. 1
- noun imprint Bibliography. the name of a book's publisher printed on the title page or elsewhere, usually with the place and date of publication. the statement of such information in a bibliographic description of a printed work. a name, title, or other designation by which all or certain specific books of a publisher are identified. 1
- noun imprint any marketing name used by a company or organization for a product line; brand or label. 1
- noun imprint the printer's name and address as indicated on any printed matter. 1
- verb with object imprint to impress (a quality, character, distinguishing mark, etc.). 1
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Origin of imprint
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; im-1 + print; replacing Middle English empreynten < Middle French empreinter, derivative of empreinte, feminine past participle of empreindre < Latin imprimere to impress1
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Parts of speech for Imprint
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
imprint popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
imprint usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for imprint
verb imprint
- inscribe — to address or dedicate (a book, photograph, etc.) informally to a person, especially by writing a brief personal note in or on it.
- fix — to repair; mend.
- impress — to press or force into public service, as sailors.
- mark — Marcus Alonzo ("Mark") 1837–1904, U.S. merchant and politician: senator 1897–1904.
- offset — something that counterbalances, counteracts, or compensates for something else; compensating equivalent.
noun imprint
- impression — a strong effect produced on the intellect, feelings, conscience, etc.
- indentation — a cut, notch, or deep recess: various bays and indentations.
- hollow — having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
- dint — force; power: By dint of hard work she became head of the company.
- dent — If you dent the surface of something, you make a hollow area in it by hitting or pressing it.
Antonyms for imprint
verb imprint
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- unsettle — to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb: Violence unsettled the government.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
noun imprint
- print — to produce (a text, picture, etc.) by applying inked types, plates, blocks, or the like, to paper or other material either by direct pressure or indirectly by offsetting an image onto an intermediate roller.
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