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impress
(/I/m'pr/E/s )

noun (n)

  • the act of coercing someone into government service(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    impressment
    source: wordnet30
  • The act of impressing or making.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • have an emotional or cognitive impact upon(verb.emotion)
    Example:
    This child impressed me as unusually mature.
    Synonym:
    affect, move, strike
    source: wordnet30
  • impress positively(verb.emotion)
    Example:
    The young chess player impressed her audience.
    source: wordnet30
  • produce or try to produce a vivid impression of(verb.cognition)
    Synonym:
    ingrain, instill
    source: wordnet30
  • mark or stamp with or as if with pressure(verb.contact)
    Example:
    To make a batik, you impress a design with wax.
    Synonym:
    imprint
    source: wordnet30
  • reproduce by printing(verb.creation)
    Synonym:
    print
    source: wordnet30
  • take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    shanghai
    source: wordnet30
  • dye (fabric) before it is spun(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    yarn-dye
    source: wordnet30
  • To press, stamp, or print something in or upon; to mark by pressure, or as by pressure; to imprint (that which bears the impression).(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To be impressed; to rest.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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