impress

nouns

the act of coercing someone into government service

impress, impressment

have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

"This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"

affect, impress, move, strike

is derived from

is derived from

is derived from

impress positively

"The young chess player impressed her audience"

impress

is derived from

is a type of (narrower)

have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

"This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"

produce or try to produce a vivid impression of

"Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us"

impress, ingrain, instill

is derived from

mark or stamp with or as if with pressure

"To make a batik, you impress a design with wax"

impress, imprint

is derived from

reproduce by printing

impress, print

take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship

"The men were shanghaied after being drugged"

impress, shanghai

is derived from

dye (fabric) before it is spun

impress, yarn-dye