Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imprint on

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: im-print- on
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To come to accept, inaccurately, that a creature or object is one's parent and consequently to act as if it is.

Inflected Forms

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

Questions

What does imprint on mean?: To come to accept, inaccurately, that a creature or object is one's parent and consequently to act as if it is.

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