Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Imprint \Im*print"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imptrinted}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Imprinting}.] [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.

Imprint \Im"print\, 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. ``That imprint
   of their hands.'' --Buckle.

Source : WordNet®

imprint
     n 1: a distinctive influence; "English stills bears the imprint
          of the Norman invasion"
     2: a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the
        impression of his fingers in the soft mud" [syn: {depression},
         {impression}]
     3: an identification of a publisher; a publisher's name along
        with the date and address and edition that is printed at
        the bottom of the title page; "the book was publsihed
        under a distinguished imprint"
     4: an impression produced by pressure or printing [syn: {embossment}]
     5: a device produced by pressure on a surface
     v 1: establish or impress firmly in the mind; "We imprint our
          ideas onto our children" [syn: {form}]
     2: mark or stamp with or as if with pressure; "To make a batik,
        you impress a design with wax" [syn: {impress}]