imprintv. t.[OE. emprenten, F. empreint, p. p. of empreindre to imprint, fr. L. imprimere to impres, imprint. See 1st In-, Print, and cf. Impress.]1. To impress; to mark by pressure; to indent; to stamp.()And sees his num'rous herds imprint her sands. (Prior.)2. To stamp or mark, as letters on paper, by means of type, plates, stamps, or the like; to print the mark (figures, letters, etc., upon something).()Nature imprints upon whate'er we see,
That has a heart and life in it, Be free. (Cowper.)3. To fix indelibly or permanently, as in the mind or memory; to impress.()Ideas of those two different things distinctly imprinted on his mind. (Locke.)4. (Ethology) To create or acquire (a behavioral pattern) by the process of imprinting.()()n.[Cf. F. empreinte impress, stamp. See Imprint, v. t.] Whatever is impressed or imprinted; the impress or mark left by something; specifically, the name of the printer or publisher (usually) with the time and place of issue, in the title-page of a book, or on any printed sheet.(Buckle.)