Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imprint

/ˈɪm.pɹɪnt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: im-print
IPA: /ˈɪm.pɹɪnt/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An impression; the mark left behind by printing something or by pressing on something, or the figurative counterpart of such a mark.

noun

The name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc.; (metonymic) the publisher, publishing house, or printer; their brand, or one of their subbrands.

noun

A distinctive marking, symbol, or logo.

verb

To leave a print, impression, image, etc.

verb

To learn something indelibly at a particular stage of life, such as who one's parents are.

verb

To mark a gene as being from a particular parent so that only one of the two copies of the gene is expressed.

Example Sentences

"Their footsteps left an imprint in the sand."
"The packaging requires an imprint on three of its sides."
"The day left an imprint in my mind."
"It was the moment everyone knew the Champions League trophy was on its way back to the Bernabéu and, once again, that the four-times Ballon d’Or winner had left his imprint on another final."
"Near-synonyms: colophon, imprimatur"
"Each of the Big Five publishers has many imprints; for example, the imprints of Penguin Random House include Crown, DK, and Knopf Doubleday."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimereder. Old French empreindre Old French empreinteder. English imprint From Old French empreinte, from the past participle of empreindre, from Latin imprimere.

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: empreinte, imprimere, emprinten, empreinter

Inflected Forms

imprints (plural) imprints (present, singular) imprinting (participle, present) imprinted (participle, past) imprinted (past)

Derived Forms

imprimery imprintable imprintee imprinter imprintome misimprint reimprint unimprint

Phrases

imprint on

Frequently Paired Words

imposition inlay impress impose

Synonyms

colophon imprimatur hallmark embossment depression impression impress form

Rhymes With

print hint sprint mint flint stint clint reprint tint lint squint dint

Questions

How do you pronounce imprint?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪm.pɹɪnt/.
What does imprint mean?: An impression; the mark left behind by printing something or by pressing on something, or the figurative counterpart of such a mark.
Where does imprint come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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