1. marks or impressions made by pressing something onto a surface
2. lasting effects or influences on someone or something
3. publisher’s names or brands under which books are published
Usage: publishing

1. makes a mark or impression by pressing onto a surface
2. fixes something firmly in someone’s mind or memory

Examples

• The fossil imprints showed ancient leaf patterns in the rock.
• Her childhood experiences left lasting imprints on her personality.
• The publishing house operates several different imprints for various genres.
• The machine imprints the company logo on each product.
• That teacher imprints important values in all her students.
• We found animal imprints in the mud near the river.
• The trauma imprints itself deeply in a person’s memory.
• Each imprint specializes in a different type of literature.