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   Imprint (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imptrinted; p. pr. & vb. n. Imprinting.] [OE. emprenten, F. empreint, p. p. of empreindre to imprint, fr. L. imprimere to impres, imprint. See 1st In-, Print, and cf. Impress.]
   1. To impress; to mark by pressure; to indent; to stamp.
   
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   And sees his num'rous herds imprint her sands. Prior.
   
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   2. To stamp or mark, as letters on paper, by means of type, plates, stamps, or the like; to print the mark (figures, letters, etc., upon something).
   
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   Nature imprints upon whate'er we see,
   
   That has a heart and life in it, “Be free.” Cowper.
   
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   3. To fix indelibly or permanently, as in the mind or memory; to impress.
   
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   Ideas of those two different things distinctly imprinted on his mind. Locke.
   
   
   4. (Ethology) To create or acquire (a behavioral pattern) by the process of imprinting.
   
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   Imprint (?), n. [Cf. F. empreinte impress, stamp. See Imprint, v. t.] Whatever is impressed or imprinted; the impress or mark left by something; specifically, the name of the printer or publisher (usually) with the time and place of issue, in the title-page of a book, or on any printed sheet. “That imprint of their hands.”  Buckle.
   
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