impressing

[ verb im-pres; noun im-pres ]

SEE DEFINITION OF impressing

verbinfluence
verbpress down to make design
verbemphasize

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noun. making a mark upon

blazing
branding
earmarking
impressing
imprinting
initialing
inscribing
labeling
lettering
notching
scoring
signing
stamping
tagging
ticketing

Word Origin & History

late 14c., "have a strong effect on the mind or heart," from Latin impressus, past participle of imprimere "press into or upon, stamp," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + premere "to press" (see press (v.1)). Literal sense of "to apply with pressure, make a permanent image in, indent, imprint" is from early 15c. in English. Sense of "to levy for military service" is from 1590s, a meaning more from press (v.2). Related: Impressed; impressing.

Example Sentences forimpressing

Wilhelmine's statements were impressing de Loubersac less and less favourably.

He was very earnest in impressing on Heemskirk his own feeling of absolute security.

We were not singing it—any of us, except Babberly—with a view to impressing other people.

I have no doubt that she was successful in impressing her views on Babberly and the others.

As for impressing her, or hoping to impress her, with rank—pooh!

It was evident that he was both impressed and certain of impressing his hearer.

Mrs. O'Halloran took her own way of impressing this on the kitchenmaid.

I feared, however, that I had not succeeded in impressing him with the hopelessness of his cause.

Often impressing this on his wife and daughters, he would have them at all times well dressed.

He just hoped that he wouldn't have to do his impressing at gun point.

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