1. (

• impress ,
• impressment

) the act of coercing someone into government service ;

1. (

• affect ,
• impress ,
• move ,
• strike

) have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"; "he was dumb-struck by the news"; "her comments struck a sour note" ;

2. (

• impress

) impress positively; "The young chess player impressed her audience" ;

3. (

• impress ,
• ingrain ,
• instill

) produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us" ;

4. (

• impress ,
• imprint

) mark or stamp with or as if with pressure; "To make a batik, you impress a design with wax" ;

5. (

• print ,
• impress

) reproduce by printing ;

6. (

• shanghai ,
• impress ,

) take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship; "The men were shanghaied after being drugged" ;

7. (

• impress ,
• yarn-dye

) dye (fabric) before it is spun ;