- have an emotional or cognitive impact upon;
"This child impressed me as unusually mature" "This behavior struck me as odd"
- impress positively;
"The young chess player impressed her audience"
- produce or try to produce a vivid impression of;
"Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us"
- mark or stamp with or as if with pressure;
"To make a batik, you impress a design with wax"
- reproduce by printing
- take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship;
"The men were shanghaied after being drugged"
- dye (fabric) before it is spun
