Impress meaning

What does “impress” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“impress” is a noun and verb with 8 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the act of coercing someone into government service.

impress

have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
“This child impressed me as unusually mature”
“This behavior struck me as odd”
Synonymsaffect move strike
impress positively
“The young chess player impressed her audience”
produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
“Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us”
Synonymsingrain instill
mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
“To make a batik, you impress a design with wax”
Synonymsimprint
reproduce by printing
Synonymsprint
take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
“The men were shanghaied after being drugged”
Synonymsshanghai
dye (fabric) before it is spun
Synonymsyarn-dye

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University