impress or stamp (a mark or outline) on a surface

tyre marks were imprinted in the snow

(of a young animal) come to recognize (another animal, person, or thing) as a parent or other object of habitual trust

the bird thought I was its mother and imprinted on me

goslings will imprint themselves on inanimate objects such as a cardboard box

a mark or outline made by pressing something on to a softer substance

he made imprints of the keys in bars of soap

a printer's or publisher's name, address, and other details in a book or other publication