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Word: Imprint
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English (originally as emprint): from Old French empreinter, based on Latin imprimere, from in- ‘into’ + premere ‘to press’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪmˈprɪnt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
impress or stamp (a mark or outline) on a surface
Short Definition:impress mark on surface
Examples:- tyre marks were imprinted in the snow
Definition:
(of a young animal) come to recognize (another animal, person, or thing) as a parent or other object of habitual trust
Short Definition:come to recognize another thing as parent
Examples:- the bird thought I was its mother and imprinted on me
- goslings will imprint themselves on inanimate objects such as a cardboard box
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