imprint (imprints plural & 3rd person present) (imprinting present participle) (imprinted past tense & past participle )
The noun is pronounced [PH:I][PH:m][PH:p][PH:r][PH:I][PH:n][PH:t]. The verb is pronounced [PH:I][PH:m][PH:p][PH:r][PH:I][PH:n][PH:t].
1 n-count If something leaves an imprint on a place or on your mind, it has a strong and lasting effect on it.
The city bears the imprint of Japanese investment...
2 verb When something is imprinted on your memory, it is firmly fixed in your memory so that you will not forget it.
The skyline of domes and minarets was imprinted on my memory... be V-ed on/in n
3 n-count An imprint is a mark or outline made by the pressure of one object on another.
The ground still bore the imprints of their feet.
4 verb If a surface is imprinted with a mark or design, that mark or design is printed on the surface or pressed into it.
Stationery can be imprinted with your message or logo... be V-ed with/on n