impress

Sense 1 noun

the act of coercing someone into government service

Sense 2 verb

have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

This child impressed me as unusually mature

Sense 3 verb

impress positively

The young chess player impressed her audience

Sense 4 verb

produce or try to produce a vivid impression of

Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us

Sense 5 verb

mark or stamp with or as if with pressure

To make a batik, you impress a design with wax

Sense 6 verb

reproduce by printing

Sense 7 verb

take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship

The men were shanghaied after being drugged

Sense 8 verb

dye (fabric) before it is spun