impress

Noun

• the act of coercing someone into government service

Verb

• dye (fabric) before it is spun

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

• reproduce by printing

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

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

• impress positively
  • The young chess player impressed her audience
    

• have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
  • This child impressed me as unusually mature
    
  • This behavior struck me as odd
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  impressment , yarn-dye , shanghai , print , imprint , ingrain , instill , affect , move , strike