impress

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impress1

▶verb /ɪmˈprɛs/ 

• 1 make (someone) feel admiration and respect.

• 2 make a mark or design on (an object) using a stamp or seal.

• 3 (impress something on) emphasize an idea in the mind of.

• 4 apply (an electric current or potential) from an external source.

▶noun /ˈɪmprɛs/ 

• 1 an act of making an impression.

  ■ a mark made by a seal or stamp.

• 2 a person's characteristic quality.

– derivatives
impressible adjective.

– origin ME: from OFr. empresser, from em- ‘in’ + presser ‘to press’, influenced by L. imprimere (see imprint).

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impress2

▶verb historical force to serve in an army or navy.

■ commandeer (goods or equipment) for public service.

– derivatives
impressment noun.

– origin C16: from in-2 + press2.