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impress

English

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