Impress - Definition

n 1: the act of coercing someone into government service [syn:
impress, impressment]
v 1: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child
impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me
as odd" [syn: affect, impress, move, strike]
2: impress positively; "The young chess player impressed her
audience"
3: produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother
tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us" [syn:
impress, ingrain, instill]
4: mark or stamp with or as if with pressure; "To make a batik,
you impress a design with wax" [syn: impress, imprint]
5: reproduce by printing [syn: print, impress]
6: take (someone) against his will for compulsory service,
especially on board a ship; "The men were shanghaied after
being drugged" [syn: shanghai, impress]
7: dye (fabric) before it is spun [syn: impress, yarn-dye]