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      impress
      noun
      The act of impressing.
      An impression; an impressed image or copy of something.
      An impression on the mind, imagination etc.
      Characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp.
      A stamp or seal used to make an impression.
      A heraldic device; an impresa.
      The act of impressing, or taking by force for the public service; compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed.
      verb
      (transitive) To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably.
      (intransitive) To make an impression, to be impressive.
      (transitive) To produce a vivid impression of (something).
      To produce (a mark, stamp, image, etc.); to imprint (a mark or figure upon something).
      (figurative) To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.
      (transitive) To mark or stamp (something) using pressure.
      (transitive) To compel (someone) to serve in a military force.
      (transitive) To seize or confiscate (property) by force.
      Roots
      premo-press · Latin · press
      Synonyms for impress
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