imprint something on(to) something
- imprint something on(to) something
imprint something on(to) something
1. to print something onto something. •
We imprinted your name onto your stationery and your business cards.
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Please imprint my initials on this label.
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imprint something into something to record something firmly in the memory of someone. •
The severe accident imprinted a sense of fear onto Lucy's mind.
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Imprint the numbers into your brain and never forget them!
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imprint something intosomething to make a permanent record of something in an animal's brain. (As with newly hatched fowl, which imprint the image of the first moving creature they see into their brains.) •
The sight of its mother imprinted itself on the little gosling's brain.
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Nature imprints this information into the bird's memory.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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Imprint — Im*print , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imptrinted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imprinting}.] [OE. emprenten, F. empreint, p. p. of empreindre to imprint, fr. L. imprimere to impres, imprint. See 1st {In }, {Print}, and cf. {Impress}.] 1. To impress; to mark by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Imprint — Im print, n. [Cf. F. empreinte impress, stamp. See {Imprint}, v. t.] 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
imprint — I UK [ˈɪmprɪnt] / US [ˈɪmˌprɪnt] noun [countable] Word forms imprint : singular imprint plural imprints 1) a mark that an object leaves on a surface when it is pressed into it 2) a strong permanent influence on someone or something leave an… … English dictionary
imprint — im|print1 [ ım,prınt ] noun count 1. ) a mark that an object leaves on a surface when it is pressed into it 2. ) a strong permanent influence on someone or something: leave an imprint on: Years of high unemployment have left their imprint on the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
imprint — im|print1 [ˈımprınt] n 1.) the mark left by an object being pressed into or onto something imprint of ▪ the imprint of her hand on the soft sand 2.) technical the name of a ↑publisher as it appears on a book imprint 2 im|print2 [ımˈprınt] v … Dictionary of contemporary English
imprint — imprints, imprinting, imprinted (The noun is pronounced [[t]ɪ̱mprɪnt[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]ɪmprɪ̱nt[/t]].) 1) N COUNT: usu sing, usu N of/on n If something leaves an imprint on a place or on your mind, it has a strong and lasting… … English dictionary
imprint — noun /ˈɪmprɪnt / (say imprint) 1. a mark made by pressure; a figure impressed or printed on something. 2. any impression or impressed effect. 3. Bibliography information printed at the foot or back of the titlepage of a book indicating the name… …
imprint — 1. noun a) An impression; the mark left behind by printing something. The day left an imprint in my mind. b) The name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc.; a publishing house. The shirts bore the company imprint on the … Wiktionary
imprint — 1 noun (C) 1 the mark left by an object being pressed into or onto something (+ of): the imprint of her hand on the soft sand 2 technical the name of a publisher as it appears on a book: This dictionary is published under the Longman imprint. 2… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Imprint (Masters of Horror episode) — Infobox Television episode Title = Imprint Series = Masters of Horror Caption = Cover of the DVD release of Imprint Season = 1 Episode = 13 Airdate = Unaired Production = 112 Writer = Daisuke Tengan (screenplay) Shimako Iwai (original novel)… … Wikipedia
imprint — n. /im print/; v. /im print /, n. 1. a mark made by pressure; a mark or figure impressed or printed on something. 2. any impression or impressed effect: He left the imprint of his thought on all succeeding scholars. 3. Bibliog. a. the name of a… … Universalium
