Inflected forms: im·pressed, im·press·ing, im·press·es 1. To affect strongly, often favorably: wrote down whatever impressed me during the journey; was impressed by the child's sincerity. See synonyms at affect1. 2. To produce or attempt to produce a vivid impression or image of: a scene that impressed itself on her memory; impresses the value of money on their children.3. To mark or stamp with or as if with pressure: impressed a design on the hot wax.4. To apply with pressure; press.
NOUN:
(mprs)1. The act of impressing. 2. A mark or pattern produced by or as if by impressing. See synonyms at impression. 3. A stamp or seal meant to be impressed.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English impressen, to imprint, from Old French empresser, from Latin impressus, past participle of imprimere : in-, in; see in–2 + premere, to press; see per-4 in Appendix I.
m-pr
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)1. The act of impressing. 2. A mark or pattern produced by or as if by impressing. See synonyms at impression. 3. A stamp or seal meant to be impressed. 
