impress
Meaning
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- To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably.
- To make an impression, to be impressive.
- To produce a vivid impression of (something).
- To mark or stamp (something) using pressure.
- To produce (a mark, stamp, image, etc.); to imprint (a mark or figure upon something).
- To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.
- To compel (someone) to serve in a military force.
- To seize or confiscate (property) by force.
Synonyms
appeal to
make an impression
be fond of
yarn-dye
be impressive
require
command respect
affect deeply
be effective
be jealous of
be satisfied
hint at
plead with
take prisoner
wish for
move one’s heart
lay hands upon
be enamoured with
still fresh in one’s memory
demand forcibly
admire
be pleased
Frequency
Hyphenated as
im‧press
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪmˈpɹɛs/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English impressen, from Latin impressus, perfect passive participle of imprimere (“to press into or upon, stick, stamp, or dig into”), from in (“in, upon”) + premere (“to press”).
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