1. Have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
   "This child impressed me as unusually mature";
   - affect, move, strike
    
2. Invoke admiration; make a positive impression
   "The young chess player impressed her audience"
    
3. Produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
   "Mother tried to impress respect for our elders in us";
   - ingrain, instill, engrain, instil [Brit, Cdn]
    
4. Mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
   "To make a batik, you impress a design with wax";
   - imprint
    
5. Reproduce by printing
   "The newspaper impressed 100,000 copies of the special edition";
   - print
    
6. Take (someone) against their will for compulsory service, especially on board of a ship
   "The navy impressed sailors during wartime";
   - shanghai
    
7. [archaic] Dye (fabric) before it is spun
   "The textile company impressed the wool to create vibrant, long-lasting colours"

1. The act of coercing someone into government service
   "The navy's impress of sailors was a common practice in the 18th century";
   - impressment

Derived forms: impressed, impresses, impressing

Type of: abduct, affect, bear on, bear upon, change surface, dye, impact, kidnap, nobble [Brit, informal], seizure, snatch, write

Encyclopedia: Impress