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impress



I - noun
the act of coercing someone into government service
Syn:
impressment
Derivationally related forms:
impress (for: impressment)
Hypernyms:
seizure

II - verb
1. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon (Freq. 9)
- This child impressed me as unusually mature
- This behavior struck me as odd
Syn:
affect, move, strike
Derivationally related forms:
impressible, impressive, affective (for: affect), affect (for: affect)
Hyponyms:
infect, surprise, ingrain, instill, awaken,
engrave, strike dumb, zap, jar, hit home, strike home,
strike a chord, strike a note, smite, cloud, pierce, sweep away,
sweep off, disturb, upset, trouble, touch, stir,
move, sadden, alienate
Verb Group:
hit, strike, come to, motivate, actuate,
propel, move, prompt, incite
Cause:
feel, experience
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
- The bad news will impress him
- The good news will impress her
2. impress positively (Freq. 8)
- The young chess player impressed her audience
Derivationally related forms:
impressive
Hypernyms:
affect, move, strike
Hyponyms:
prepossess, wow
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- The performance is likely to impress Sue
3. produce or try to produce a vivid impression of (Freq. 5)
- Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us
Syn:
ingrain, instill
Derivationally related forms:
instilling (for: instill), impressive
Hypernyms:
affect, move, strike
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something PP
4. mark or stamp with or as if with pressure (Freq. 1)
- To make a batik, you impress a design with wax
Syn:
imprint
Derivationally related forms:
imprint (for: imprint), impression
Hypernyms:
change surface
Hyponyms:
stamp, emboss, boss
Entailment:
press
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something PP
5. reproduce by printing
Syn:
print
Derivationally related forms:
print (for: print), printer (for: print), printing (for: print)
Hypernyms:
write
Hyponyms:
letter, typeset, set, prove, offset,
overprint, print over, cyclostyle, boldface, italicize, italicise
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
6. take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
- The men were shanghaied after being drugged
Syn:
shanghai
Derivationally related forms:
impressment, shanghaier (for: shanghai)
Topics:
crime, offense, criminal offense, criminal offence, offence, law-breaking
Hypernyms:
kidnap, nobble, abduct, snatch
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
7. dye (fabric) before it is spun
Syn:
yarn-dye
Hypernyms:
dye
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

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