impress

(ĭm-prĕs')
tr.v., -pressed, -press·ing, -press·es.

1. To affect strongly, often favorably: wrote down whatever impressed me during the journey; was impressed by the child's sincerity. See synonyms at affect¹.
2. To produce or attempt to produce a vivid impression or image of: a scene that impressed itself on her memory; impresses the value of money on their children.
3. To mark or stamp with or as if with pressure: impressed a design on the hot wax.
4. To apply with pressure; press.

n. (ĭm'prĕs')

1. The act of impressing.
2. A mark or pattern produced by or as if by impressing. See synonyms at impression.
3. A stamp or seal meant to be impressed.

[Middle English impressen, to imprint, from Old French empresser, from Latin impressus, past participle of imprimere : in-, in; see in-² + premere, to press.]

im·press² (ĭm-prĕs')
tr.v., -pressed, -press·ing, -press·es.

1. To compel (a person) to serve in a military force.
2. To seize (property) by force or authority; confiscate.

n. (ĭm'prĕs)
Impressment.

[IN-² + PRESS² (influenced by obsoleteIMPREST, advance on a soldier's pay).]

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verb

1. To evoke a usually strong mental or emotional response from: affect¹, get (to), move, strike, touch. See touch/not touch.
2. To fix (an idea, for example) in someone's mind by reemphasis and repetition: drill, drive, implant, inculcate, instill, pound. See teach/learn.
3. To produce a deep impression of: engrave, etch, fix, grave³, imprint, inscribe, stamp. See marks.

noun

The visible effect made on a surface by pressure: impression, imprint, indent, indentation, mark, print, stamp. See marks.

v

Definition: emphasize
Antonyms: neglect

v

Definition: press down to make design
Antonyms: take apart

v. 1. force (someone) to serve in an army or navy: a number of Poles, impressed into the German army.

2. commandeer (goods or equipment) for public service.

impressment n.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - imponere, gøre indtryk på
n. - pres, tryk

2.
v. tr. - indskærpe, indprente, betone, præge, påtrykke
n. - mærke, aftryk, stempel

Nederlands (Dutch)
indruk maken op, imponeren, bedrukken, doordringen van, afdruk

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - impressionner (qn), faire bien comprendre qch à qn, marquer qch sur (une surface), faire une empreinte de qch sur dans (la cire, le plâtre), appliquer (une pression)
n. - empreinte, marque

2.
v. tr. - forcer (qn) à servir dans l'armée, confisquer (des biens)
n. - confiscation (de biens), saisie

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - Eindruck machen auf, einschärfen, aufdrücken
n. - Abdruck, Gepräge, Prägung

2.
v. - (zum Dienst) pressen, requirieren, beschlagnahmen
n. - Beschlagnahme, gewaltsame Dienstverpflichtung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εντυπωσιάζω, παράγω με πίεση, εντυπώνω, αποτυπώνω/-ομαι, εγχαράσσω, κάνω εντύπωση
n. - αποτύπωμα/-ωση, εντύπωση

Italiano (Italian)
colpire, imprimere, marchio

Português (Portuguese)
v. - imprimir, impressionar
n. - impressão (f)

Русский (Russian)
производить впечатление, внушать, клеймить, реквизировать, отпечаток, впечатление, реквизиция

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - hacer impresión sobre, imprimir, estampar, grabar
n. - impresión, señal, marca, huella

2.
v. tr. - impresionar, inculcar, reclutar, requisar
n. - requisa, expropiación

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - trycka på (in), stämpla, (in)prägla, göra intryck på, tvångsvärva (mil.)
n. - ta i anspråk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 使有印象, 铭刻, 印, 印象, 印记, 特征

2. 强迫...服役, 强征, 强征...入伍, 印象, 印记, 特征

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 使有印象, 銘刻, 印
n. - 印象, 印記, 特徵

2.
v. tr. - 強迫...服役, 強征, 強征...入伍
n. - 印象, 印記, 特徵

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - ~에게 감명을 주다, 기억시키다
n. - 날인, 인상, 감명

2.
v. tr. - 징발하다, 인용하다
n. - 강제 징집, 징용

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 印象づける, 銘記させる, 感動させる, 押し付ける, 押す, 強制徴募する, 徴用する
n. - 押印, 痕跡, 特徴, 強制徴募, 徴発

العربيه (Arabic)
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עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הרשים, השאיר רישומו, השפיע, הטביע, החתים‬
n. - ‮רושם, סימן, טביעה‬
v. tr. - ‮גייס בכוח, הפקיע‬
n. - ‮גיוס בכוח, הפקעה לצורכי ציבור‬

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