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Definitions for Impress

[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] Electricity . to produce (a voltage) or cause (a voltage) to appear or be produced on a conductor, circuit, etc.
[11] to create a favorable impression; draw attention to oneself: a child's behavior intended to impress.
[12] the act of impressing.
[13] a mark made by or as by pressure; stamp; imprint.
[14] a distinctive character or effect imparted: writings that bear the impress of a strong personality.
[15] to press or force into public service, as sailors.
[16] to seize or take for public use.
[17] to take or persuade into service by forceful arguments: The neighbors were impressed into helping the family move.
[18] impressment.
[19] to make an impression on; have a strong, lasting, or favourable effect on I am impressed by your work
[20] to produce (an imprint, etc) by pressure in or on (something) to impress a seal in wax ; to impress wax with a seal
[21] (often foll by on) to stress (something to a person); urge; emphasize to impress the danger of a situation on someone
[22] to exert pressure on; press
[23] electronics to apply (a voltage) to a circuit or device
[24] the act or an instance of impressing
[25] a mark, imprint, or effect produced by impressing
[26] to commandeer or coerce (men or things) into government service; press-gang
[27] the act of commandeering or coercing into government service; impressment

Words related to Impress

thrill, faze, excite, touch, affect, awe, sway, inspire, mark, slay, move, pique, arouse, kill, carry, bulldoze, provoke, electrify, score, galvanize

Words nearby Impress

impregnable, impregnate, impresa, impresario, imprescriptible, impress, impressible, impression, impressionable, impressionism, impressionist

Origin of Impress

2First recorded in 1590–1600; im-1 + press2

Other words from Impress

im·press·er , noun

Word origin for Impress

C16: see im- in- ², press ²

Synonyms for Impress

affect, awe, excite, faze, inspire, sway, thrill, touch, arouse, buffalo, bulldoze, carry, electrify, enforce, enthuse, galvanize, get, grab, grandstand, kill, move, overawe, pique, provoke, register, score, slay, stimulate, stir, strike, be conspicuous, blow away, knock out, make a hit, make an impression, make splash, push around, show off