imprimere - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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From Latin imprimere.

• IPA^(key): /imˈpri.me.re/
• Rhymes: -imere
• Hyphenation: im‧prì‧me‧re

imprìmere (first-person singular present imprìmo, first-person singular past historic imprèssi, past participle imprèsso, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

1. to imprint; to mark; to impress

   Synonym: marchiare

2. to remember or register indelibly [with in ‘in (the mind, etc.)’]

   Synonyms: inculcare, conficcare, fissare, scolpire, incutere

   imprimere un ricordo nella memoria

   to register a remembering in one's memory

3. to give a particular direction, style, etc.

   ha impresso il suo tocco allo stile del ristorante

   he left his own touch to the style of the restaurant

4. (figurative) to give (motion, energy, etc.) [with a ‘to’]

   Synonyms: infondere, trasmettere, comunicare

   imprimere un forte impulso all'economia

   to give a strong boost to the economy

5. (literary) to passionately give a kiss

   • 1947, Pietro Metastasio, “L'estate [The summer]”, in Bruno Brunelli, editor, Tutte le opere di Pietro Metastasio [All the works of Pietro Metastasio], volume 2, Mondadori:

     Su la man, che m'innamora, / Freddi baci - imprimerò.

     On the hand, that makes me fall in love, / Cold kisses - I will give.

6. (rare) to print

   Synonym: stampare

imprimēre

1. second-person singular future passive indicative of imprimō

imprimere

1. inflection of imprimō:
   1. present active infinitive
   2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative

imprimere

1. inflection of imprimō:
   1. present active infinitive
   2. second-person singular present passive imperative