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imprint

imprint

21 4.4
A lasting change left by an event or person
  • noun
  • /ˈɪmprɪnt/
translation icon : huella
  • Yet Congress missed no opportunity to leave its imprint on the aid bills.
  • leave an imprint
  • indelible imprint
  • bear the imprint

You know, what is the psychological imprint that's happening right now?

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Examples

  • Such real experiences are likely to leave a more indelible imprint than most classroom activities will.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Few sports leave an imprint on the land as large or distinctive as golf.

    Academic text (2008)
  • How do we go past the imprint to come into this moment and just show up?

  • It's so it's so hard to really make an imprint in time.

  • But the price of quality is often the unique imprint they leave.

  • You will be remembered most by the imprint you left in the life of others.

  • An imprint that stays long after our bodies leave us.

  • However, the 1960 coup also left a major imprint on state and society.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Second, since the 18th century, the process of Westernization has left its imprint on the national security culture.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The charity event left a lasting imprint on the community, inspiring many to volunteer.

Synonyms

signature
vsimprint
196 3.7

A special style that makes a person or thing easy to recognize

is about lasting effects from events or influences rather than personal style
mark
vsimprint
100 5.1

A lasting achievement that makes someone or something remembered

is the lasting effect left by any influence not only notable achievements
impression
vsimprint
  • Specialized
52 4.1

A mark left on a surface when something presses into it

is about lasting effect or distinctive mark from events not just physical indentations
fingerprint
vsimprint
37 2.9

A clear sign that shows a person's style or influence

is broader focusing on any lasting effect not only identification signs
footprint
vsimprint
23 4.5

A lasting sign that someone or something was once present and had an effect

is the same kind of mark but stresses lasting effect rather than mere trace
thumbprint
vsimprint
19 3.2

A mark left by the pad of a thumb used to identify a person

is a general lasting mark of influence not only a small physical mark
handprint
vsimprint
4 4.1

A lasting sign someone leaves that shows their influence

is about lasting effect rather than a visible mark left by someone
indelible mark
vsimprint
3 6.8

A strong lasting memory or effect you cannot forget

is lasting without claiming it cannot be erased

Antonyms

11 3.5

A habit of not remembering things like names or keys

How Lasting

heritage
241 4.0
legacy
358 4.2
imprint
21 4.4
mark
468 1.0
trace
492 3.3

Surface Forms

imprint singular
imprints plural

Morphology

imprint = imprint (semi-transparent) = im + print

As a noun converted from the verb 'imprint', it straightforwardly denotes the mark or effect produced by the action.

Etymology

Imprint can mean a lasting mark or effect because the original idea is 'press in' like a stamp that stays, so an event or person can leave an imprint on someone's life.