| Impress (impress) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Im*press" |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Impressed (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Impressing.] [L. impressus, p. p. of imprimere
to impress] pref. im- in, on + premere to press. See
Press to |
To press, stamp, or print something in or upon; to mark by
pressure, or as by pressure; to imprint (that which bears the
impression).
To produce by pressure, as a mark, stamp,
image, etc.; to imprint (a mark or figure upon something).
Fig.: To fix deeply in the mind; to
present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to
inculcate.
To take by force for public service;
as, to impress sailors or money.
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| Impress (impress) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Im*press" |
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To be impressed;
to rest.
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| Impress (impress) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Im"press |
| ; pl.
Impresses ((?)). |
The act of
impressing or making.
A mark made by pressure; an indentation;
imprint; the image or figure of anything, formed by pressure or as if
by pressure; result produced by pressure or influence.
Characteristic; mark of distinction;
stamp.
A device. See Impresa.
The act of impressing, or taking by force for the
public service; compulsion to serve; also, that which is
impressed.
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