impress

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Synonyms: empress, imprese, imprest, impresa, umpress, imprests, impres, impresas

Antonyms: empress, imprese, imprest, impresa, umpress, imprests, impres, impresas

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[affect]] (someone) [[strongly]] and often [[favourably]]; to inspire [[admiration]] from (someone).
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[mark]] or [[stamp]] (something) using [[pressure]]; to apply (something) using pressure.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[transfer]] or [[transmit]].
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[compel]] (someone) to [[serve]] in a [[military]] [[force]].

Noun

1. The act of [[impressing]]. <!--in which sense?-->
2. An impression; an impressed image or copy of something.
3. A [[stamp]] or [[seal]] used to make an impression.
4. An [[impression]] on the mind, imagination etc.
5. Characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp.
6. A [[heraldic]] [[device]]; an [[impresa]].
7. The act of impressing, or taking by force for the public service; compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed.

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