# impress

Pronunciation: say "im-PRES" /ɪmˈpɹɛs/

## Verb

1. To affect someone strongly, often in a way that wins their admiration or approval.
   - Simple: To make someone feel admiration or strong interest by what you do or say.
   - _His calm handling of the crisis impressed everyone in the room._
   - _She hoped the polished presentation would impress the investors._
2. To make a strong, favorable impression; to come across as genuinely impressive.
   - Simple: To seem very good or special, so that people take notice.
   - _The young pianist impressed at her debut concert._
   - _These early results impress, even if the methods were unconventional._
3. To fix something deeply in the mind; to urge it forcibly on someone's attention or instill it in them.
   - Simple: To fix an idea firmly in someone's mind so they do not forget it.
   - _He impressed upon his students the need for careful research._
   - _She wanted to impress on them how serious the danger really was._
4. To mark or stamp something by applying pressure to its surface.
   - Simple: To make a mark on something by pressing on it.
   - _The jeweler impressed the silver ring with a tiny hallmark._
   - _Craftsmen impress each leather case with the company logo._
5. To produce a vivid, lasting impression of something in the mind.
   - Simple: To create a strong, clear picture of something in someone's mind.
   - _The documentary impressed the sheer scale of the disaster on every viewer._
   - _The guide tried to impress the painting's hidden details on the tourists._
6. To produce a mark, stamp, or image by imprinting it on a surface.
   - Simple: To make a mark, stamp, or image by pressing it onto something.
   - _The printer impressed a watermark visible only under bright light._
   - _Mints impress an intricate design onto each newly struck coin._
7. To compel someone, by force and without consent, to serve in a military force.
   - Simple: To force someone to join an army or navy against their will.
   - _British ships often impressed American seamen in the early 1800s._
   - _Recruiters would impress any able-bodied man they found near the docks._
8. To seize or confiscate property by force, especially for public or military service.
   - Simple: To take someone's property by force for public use.
   - _During the siege, officials impressed grain from local merchants._
   - _Commanders could impress any vehicle needed to transport the wounded._

## Noun

Pronunciation: say "IM-pres" /ˈɪmpɹɛs/

9. A lasting effect or impression left on the mind or imagination.
   - Simple: A feeling or idea that something leaves in your mind.
   - _The war left a profound impress on the nation's collective memory._
   - _Childhood reading can leave an impress that shapes a whole life._
10. A mark or copy produced by pressing one thing against another.
   - Simple: A mark or copy made by pressing one thing onto another.
   - _The ancient tablet bore the impress of a royal signet._
   - _Each tile showed the faint impress of the carved mold._
11. A stamp or seal used to make a mark by means of pressure.
   - Simple: A tool, like a stamp or seal, used to press a mark onto something.
   - _The notary's impress carried the state's official emblem._
   - _The wax was softened before the bronze impress was applied._
12. The action or process of making a mark by applying pressure.
   - Simple: The act of pressing a mark onto something.
   - _The impress of the die onto hot metal requires great force._
   - _One careful impress transferred the whole engraving to the page._
13. A distinctive characteristic or mark that stamps something as belonging to a particular source.
   - Simple: A clear sign or quality that shows what something is or who made it.
   - _Every sentence bore the unmistakable impress of his personality._
   - _The reforms carried the clear impress of a single guiding mind._
14. The act of taking people by force for public or military service; forced enlistment, or the men so taken.
   - Simple: The act of forcing people to serve in the army or navy.
   - _The impress of seamen was a constant threat along the coast._
   - _Coastal towns lived in dread of the impress during wartime._
15. A heraldic device or emblem, often paired with a motto, adopted as a personal symbol.
   - Simple: A picture or symbol used as a personal badge, like one shown on a shield.
   - _The duke's impress combined a rising phoenix with a Latin motto._
   - _Renaissance nobles competed to design the cleverest impress._

## Origin

From Middle English impressen, from Latin impressus, the past participle of imprimere ("to press into or upon, stamp, or dig into"), formed from in ("in, upon") plus premere ("to press").

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