Imprint — Defs

01 v. t. To impress; to mark by pressure; to indent; to stamp.

imp. & p. p. Imptrinted; p. pr. & vb. n. Imprinting

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.
4.
To create or acquire (a behavioral pattern) by the process of imprinting.(Ethology) See: imprinting

02 n. Whatever is impressed or imprinted; the impress or mark left by something; specifically, the name of the printer or publisher (usually) wit…

1.
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.