The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.]
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To press, stamp, or print something in or upon; to mark by pressure, or as by pressure; to imprint (that which bears the impression).
His heart, like an agate, with your print impressed.
--Shak. To produce by pressure, as a mark, stamp, image, etc.; to imprint (a mark or figure upon something).
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Fig.: To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.
Impress the motives of persuasion upon our own hearts till we feel the force of them.
--I. Watts. [See Imprest, Impress, n.,
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] To take by force for public service; as, to impress sailors or money.
The second five thousand pounds impressed for the service of the sick and wounded prisoners.
--Evelyn.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of impress English)
Usage examples of "impressing".
So the impressing and impressive detachment of the successful Singer, condescending to interpret the hazards of her profession to the eager but uninformed, was a role played very well by Borella.
None of the chosen was willing to forgo the chance at impressing a hatchling by leaving the Ground.
Once when faced with such envious yearnings, Moreta had felt unaccountable guilt over her good fortune at Impressing Orlith, her friend, her sure consolation, her life.
He'd tried to convince Fort Weyr that he should have a chance at Impressing a dragon, but he hadn't been given the courtesy of seeing T'ron.
And, it wasn't as if Master Robinton had been upset at Impressing the bronze.
It wouldn't do to miss Impressing simply because he had no food for the hatch ling.
The thought of Impressing a dragon, of becoming telepathically linked with one of Pern's great fire-breathing defenders, was the secret wish of every child on Pern.
Naval mobilization consisted largely of impressing the ships into military service and adding them to a core of vessels which had been specifically designed as warships.
Besides, the long-standing practice of hiring and impressing armed merchant ships in time of war favored a nation like the United Provinces.
I would then erase the Melfan tape and, before impressing another, observe and question the subject closely for a few days or weeks, to see whether or not the troublesome symptoms were still present or receding.
I will be impressing the three extra mind tapes then and can’t afford to have the major walking in and asking awkward questions.
Cerdal,” said O’Mara before anyone could ask who it was, “is an able psychologist and one of the contenders for my job, although becoming one of my department’s patients is an unusual way of impressing me.
He was the first of our writers to show a balanced sense of humor and to use it as an agent in impressing truth on unwilling listeners.
His humor is often only a means of more forcibly impressing on readers some phase of the philosophy of history.