Meaning of 'imprint'

noun

a device produced by pressure on a surface

noun

a distinctive influence

Example: "English still bears the imprint of the Norman invasion."

noun

an impression produced by pressure or printing

Example: "I used a stamp to make an imprint of my address on the envelope."

noun

an identification of a publisher

Example: "All my books have an imprint at the front."

noun

a concavity in a surface produced by pressing

Example: "I left an imprint on the chair where I had been sitting."

verb

to mark or stamp with or as if with pressure

Example: "I imprinted the logo onto the letter."

verb

to establish or impress firmly in the mind

Example: "We imprint our ideas onto our children."