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. [ 1913 Webster ]

And sees his num'rous herds imprint her sands. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

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). [ 1913 Webster ]

Nature imprints upon whate'er we see,
That has a heart and life in it, “Be free.” Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To fix indelibly or permanently, as in the mind or memory; to impress. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ PJC ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]