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Pronunciation : Im*print"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. emprenten, F. empreint, p. p. of empreindre to imprint, fr. L. imprimere to impres, imprint. See 1st In-, Print, and cf. Impress.]
Definition : 1. To impress; to mark by pressure; to indent; to stamp. And sees his num'rous herds imprint her sands. Prior.

2. To stamp or mark, as letters on paper, by means of type, plates, stamps, or the like; to print the mark (figures, letters, etc., upon something). Nature imprints upon whate'er we see, That has a heart and life in it, "Be free." Cowper.

3. To fix indelibly or permanently, as in the mind or memory; to impress. Ideas of those two different things distinctly imprinted on his mind. Locke.

t. [imp. & p. p. Imptrinted; p. pr. & vb. n. Imprinting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Im"print
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. empreinte impress, stamp. See Imprint, v. t.]
Definition : Defn: Whatever is impressed or imprinted; the impress or mark left by something; specifically, the name of the printer or publisher (usually) with the time and place of issue, in the title-page of a book, or on any printed sheet. "That imprint of their hands." Buckle.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913