Impressing

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Impress \Im*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impressed}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Impressing}.] [L. impressus, p. p. of imprimere to
     impress; pref. im- in, on + premere to press. See {Press} to
     squeeze, and cf. {Imprint}.]
     1. To press, stamp, or print something in or upon; to mark by
        pressure, or as by pressure; to imprint (that which bears


        the impression).
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              His heart, like an agate, with your print impressed.
                                                    --Shak.
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     2. To produce by pressure, as a mark, stamp, image, etc.; to
        imprint (a mark or figure upon something).
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     3. Fig.: To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to
        the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.
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              Impress the motives of persuasion upon our own
              hearts till we feel the force of them. --I. Watts.
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     4. [See {Imprest}, {Impress}, n., 5.] To take by force for
        public service; as, to impress sailors or money.
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              The second five thousand pounds impressed for the
              service of the sick and wounded prisoners. --Evelyn.
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