impress

1. The act of coercing someone into government service (synset 100087474)
   is a type of: seizure - the taking possession of something by legal process
   same as: impressment

1. Have an emotional or cognitive impact upon (synset 201771801)
   "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"
   causes: experience, feel - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
   subtypes:

   • infect - affect in a contagious way
   • surprise - cause to be surprised
   • impress, ingrain, instill - produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
   • awaken - make aware
   • engrave - impress or affect deeply
   • strike dumb - render speechless, as by surprising or shocking
   • zap - strike suddenly and with force
   • jar - affect in a disagreeable way
   • hit home, strike a chord, strike a note, strike home - refer to or be relevant or familiar to
   • smite - affect suddenly with deep feeling
   • cloud - make gloomy or depressed
   • pierce - move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply
   • impress - impress positively
   • sweep away, sweep off - overwhelm emotionally
   • disturb, trouble, upset - move deeply
   • stir, touch - affect emotionally
   • move - arouse sympathy or compassion in
   • sadden - make unhappy
   • alienate - make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated
   same as: affect, move, strike
   verb group:

   • actuate, incite, motivate, move, prompt, propel - give an incentive for action
   • come to, hit, strike - cause to experience suddenly
2. Impress positively (synset 201773823)
   "The young chess player impressed her audience"
   is a type of: affect, impress, move, strike - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
   subtypes:

   • prepossess - make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand
   • wow - impress greatly
3. Produce or try to produce a vivid impression of (synset 200730355)
   "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us"
   is a type of: affect, impress, move, strike - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
   same as: ingrain, instill
4. Mark or stamp with or as if with pressure (synset 201534530)
   "To make a batik, you impress a design with wax"
   entail: press - exert pressure or force to or upon
   is a type of: change surface - undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface
   subtypes:

   • stamp - to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something
   • boss, emboss, stamp - raise in a relief
   same as: imprint
5. Reproduce by printing (synset 201751753)
   is a type of: write - mark or trace on a surface
   subtypes:

   • letter - set down or print with letters
   • set, typeset - set in type
   • prove - take a trial impression of
   • offset - produce by offset printing
   • overprint, print over - print (additional text or colors) onto an already imprinted paper
   • cyclostyle - print with an implement with small toothed wheels that cuts small holes in a stencil
   • boldface - print in boldface
   • italicise, italicize - print in italics
   same as: print
6. Take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship (synset 201474177)
   "The men were shanghaied after being drugged"
   referred to in: crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
   is a type of: abduct, kidnap, nobble, snatch - take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
   same as: shanghai
7. Dye (fabric) before it is spun (synset 200284565)
   is a type of: dye - color with dye
   same as: yarn-dye

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