impress (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 8 senses of the word *impress*:
VERB	emotion	impress, affect, move, strike	have an emotional or cognitive impact / impact upon
emotion	impress	impress positively
cognition	impress, ingrain, instill	produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
contact	impress, imprint	mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
creation	impress, print	reproduce by printing
contact	impress, shanghai	take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
change	impress, yarn-dye	dye (fabric) before it is spun
NOUN	act	impress, impressment	the act of coercing someone into government service

impress > pronunciation
Sounds	ihmpreh's; ih'mpreh.s
Rhymes	ABS ... yes: 78 rhymes with ehs...

English > *impress*: 8 senses > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act of coercing someone into government service.
Synonym	impressment
Broader	seizure	The taking possession of something by legal process
Spanish	impresión, requisa, requisición
Catalan	requisa, requisició
Verbs	impress	take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship

English > *impress*: 8 senses > verb 1, emotion
Meaning	Have an emotional or cognitive impact / impact upon.
Pattern	Something ----s somebody
Model	The bad news will impress him; The good news will impress her
Example	"This child impressed me as unusually mature"
Synonyms	affect, move, strike
Cause to	feel, experience	Undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
Narrower	alienate	Make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated
	awaken	make aware / aware
	cloud	make gloomy or depressed
	disturb, upset, trouble	Move deeply
	engrave	impress or affect deeply
	hit home, strike home, strike a chord, strike a note	refer to or be relevant or familiar / familiar to
	impress, ingrain, instill	produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
	impress	impress positively
	infect	affect in a contagious way
	jar	affect in a disagreeable way
	move	Arouse sympathy or compassion in
	pierce	Move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply
	sadden	make unhappy
	smite	affect suddenly with deep feeling
	strike dumb	Render speechless, as by surprising or shocking
	surprise	Cause to be surprised
	sweep away, sweep off	overwhelm emotionally
	touch, stir	affect emotionally
	zap	strike suddenly and with force
Similar to	hit, strike, come to	Cause to experience suddenly
Similar to	motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite	Give an incentive for action / action
Spanish	afectar, conmover, impresionar, repercutir
Catalan	afectar, repercutir
Adjectives	impressible	easily impressed or influenced
	impressive	making a strong or vivid impression
	impressive	producing a strong effect

English > *impress*: 8 senses > verb 2, emotion
Meaning	impress positively.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Model	The performance is likely to impress Sue
Example	"The young chess player impressed her audience"
Narrower	prepossess	make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand
Narrower	wow	impress greatly
Broader	affect, impress, move, strike	Have an emotional or cognitive impact / impact upon
Spanish	impresionar
Catalan	impressionar
Adjectives	impressive	making a strong or vivid impression

English > *impress*: 8 senses > verb 3, cognition
Meaning	produce or try to produce a vivid impression of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something PP
Synonyms	ingrain, instill
Broader	affect, impress, move, strike	Have an emotional or cognitive impact / impact upon
Spanish	impresionar, marcar
Catalan	impressionar, marcar
Adjectives	impressive	producing a strong effect

English > *impress*: 8 senses > verb 4, contact
Meaning	mark or stamp with or as if with pressure.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something PP
Example	"To make a batik, you impress a design with wax"
Synonym	imprint
Entails	press	Exert pressure or force to or upon
Narrower	emboss, boss, stamp	Raise in a relief
Narrower	stamp	To mark, or produce an imprint in or on something
Broader	change surface	Undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface
Spanish	estampar, imprimir
Catalan	estampar, imprimir
Nouns	impression	the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface / surface of another

English > *impress*: 8 senses > verb 5, creation
Meaning	Reproduce by printing.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonym	print
Narrower	boldface	Print in boldface
	cyclostyle	Print with an implement with small toothed wheels that cuts small holes in a stencil
	italicize, italicise	Print in italics
	letter	set down or print with letters
	offset	produce by offset printing
	overprint, print over	Print (additional text or colors) onto an already imprinted paper
	prove	Take a trial impression of
	typeset, set	Set in type
Broader	write	mark or trace on a surface
Spanish	imprimir

English > *impress*: 8 senses > verb 6, contact
Meaning	Take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Synonym	shanghai
Category	crime, criminal offense, criminal offence, law-breaking	(criminal law) an act punishable by law
Broader	kidnap, nobble, abduct, snatch	take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
Nouns	impress, impressment	the act of coercing someone into government service

HyperDic: impress