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   im·press

   verb

   • 1. make (someone) feel admiration and respect: "they immediately impressed the judges" Similar make an impression onhave an impact oninfluenceaffectleave a mark onmovestirrouseexciteinspiregalvanizedazzleovercomeoverwhelmoverpoweraweoverawetake someone's breath awaytake someone abackamazeastonishfeel admirationfeel respectinformal:grabstick in someone's mindOpposite disappoint
   • 2. make a mark or design on (an object) using a stamp or seal; imprint: "she impressed the damp clay with her seal"
   • ▪ apply (a mark) to something with pressure: "a revenue stamp was embossed or impressed on the instrument" Similar imprintprintstampmarkengravedebossembosspunchetchcarveinscribecutchisel
   • 3. fix an idea in (someone's mind): "nobody impressed on me the need to save" Similar emphasize tostress tobring home toestablish in someone's mindfix deeply in someone's mindinstil ininculcate indrum intoknock intodrive intodin intoingrain inleave in no doubt
   • 4. apply (an electric current or potential) from an external source.

   noun

   • 1. an act of making an impression or mark: "bluish marks made by the impress of his fingers"
   • ▪ a mark made by a seal or stamp.
   • ▪ the characteristic mark or quality of a person or attribute: "his desire to put his own impress on the films he made"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘apply with pressure’): from Old French empresser, from em- ‘in’ + presser ‘to press’, influenced by Latin imprimere (see imprint). impress1 (sense 1 of the verb) dates from the mid 18th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. impressible adjective

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   The meaning of IMPRESS is to affect especially forcibly or deeply : gain the admiration or interest of. How to use impress in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Impress.

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   to cause someone to feel admiration or respect: She impressed us with her sincerity. If you impress something on someone, you cause them to understand its importance or value: He always impressed on us the need to do our best. (Definition of impress from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of impress.

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   to affect deeply or strongly in mind or feelings; influence in opinion: He impressed us as a sincere young man. Synonyms: sway, persuade, move, inspire, touch, stir, affect. to fix deeply or firmly on the mind or memory, as ideas or facts: to impress the importance of honesty on a child.

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   Definitions of impress. verb. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon. “This child impressed me as unusually mature” synonyms: affect, move, strike. actuate, incentivize, incite, motivate, move, prompt, propel. give an incentive for action. come to, hit, strike. cause to experience suddenly. see more. verb.

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   Synonyms for IMPRESS: impression, imprint, print, stamp, mark, sign, dent, hollow; Antonyms of IMPRESS: bore, weary, pall, tire, jade, underwhelm, obliterate, erase.

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   Definition of impress verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   1. The act of impressing: a design left by impress of a seal. 2. A mark or pattern of influence produced by someone or something; an impression: a politician who left her impress on foreign policy. 3. A stamp or seal meant to be impressed.