impress

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. v. 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. v. 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. v. To mark or stamp with or as if with pressure: impressed a design on the hot wax.
4. v. To apply with pressure; press.
5. n. The act of impressing.
6. n. A mark or pattern produced by or as if by impressing. See Synonyms at impression.
7. n. A stamp or seal meant to be impressed.
8. v. To compel (a person) to serve in a military force.
9. v. To seize (property) by force or authority; confiscate.
10. n. Impressment.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. To press upon or against; stamp in; mark by pressure; make an impression upon.
2. Hence To affect forcibly, as the mind or some one of its faculties; produce a mental effect upon: as, to impress the memory or imagination; the matter impressed him favorably.
3. To produce or fix by pressure, or as if by pressure; make an impression of; imprint, literally or figuratively: as, to impress figures on coins or plate; to impress an image on the memory.
4. Hence To stamp deeply on the mind; fix by inculcation.
5. To be stamped or impressed; fix itself.
6. n. A mark or indentation made by pressure; the figure or image of anything imparted by pressure, or as if by pressure; stamp; impression; hence, any distinguishing form or character.
7. n. Semblance; appearance.
8. To compel to enter into public service, as seamen; take into service by compulsion, as nurses during an epidemic.
9. To seize; take for public use: as, to impress provisions.
10. n. Impressment.
11. n. See imprese.
12. In electricity, to apply electromotive force to (a circuit) from some outside source or to create difference of potential in (a conductor).

Wiktionary

1. v. To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably
2. v. To produce a vivid impression of (something)
3. v. To mark or stamp (something) using pressure
4. v. To compel (someone) to serve in a military force
5. v. To seize or confiscate (property) by force
6. v. To make an impression, to be impressive
7. n. The act of impressing
8. n. An impression, and impressed image or copy of something
9. n. A stamp or seal used to make an impression
10. n. An impression on the mind, imagination etc.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. v. To press, stamp, or print something in or upon; to mark by pressure, or as by pressure; to imprint (that which bears the impression).
2. v. To produce by pressure, as a mark, stamp, image, etc.; to imprint (a mark or figure upon something).
3. v. To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.
4. v. To take by force for public service.
5. v. To be impressed; to rest.
6. n. The act of impressing or making.
7. n. A mark made by pressure; an indentation; imprint; the image or figure of anything, formed by pressure or as if by pressure; result produced by pressure or influence.
8. n. Characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp.
9. n. A device. See Impresa.
10. n. The act of impressing, or taking by force for the public service; compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed.

WordNet 3.0

1. v. dye (fabric) before it is spun
2. v. produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
3. v. take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
4. v. mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
5. v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
6. v. impress positively
7. n. the act of coercing someone into government service
8. v. reproduce by printing