impress: Meaning and Definition of

im•press

1. to affect deeply or strongly in mind or feelings; influence in opinion: He impressed us as a sincere young man.
2. to fix deeply or firmly on the mind or memory, as ideas or facts: to impress the importance of honesty on a child.
3. to urge, as something to be remembered or done: She impressed the need for action on them.
4. to press (a thing) into or on something.
5. to impose a particular characteristic or quality upon (something): The painter impressed his love of garish colors upon the landscape.
6. to produce (a mark, figure, etc.) by pressure; stamp; imprint: The king impressed his seal on the melted wax.
7. to apply with pressure, so as to leave a mark.
8. to subject to or mark by pressure with something.
9. to furnish with a mark, figure, etc., by or as if by stamping.
10. to produce (a voltage) or cause (a voltage) to appear or be produced on a conductor, circuit, etc.

1. to create a favorable impression; draw attention to oneself: a child's behavior intended to impress.

1. the act of impressing.
2. a mark made by or as by pressure; stamp; imprint.
3. a distinctive character or effect imparted: writings that bear the impress of a strong personality.

im•press

1. to press or force into public service, as sailors.
2. to seize or take for public use.
3. to take or persuade into service by forceful arguments: The neighbors were impressed into helping the family move.

1. impressment.