impress
verb
• make (someone) feel admiration and respect.
• "they immediately impressed the judges"
Similar:
make an impression on,
have an impact on,
influence,
affect,
leave a mark on,
move,
stir,
rouse,
excite,
inspire,
galvanize,
dazzle,
overcome,
overwhelm,
overpower,
awe,
overawe,
take someone's breath away,
take someone aback,
amaze,
astonish,
feel admiration,
feel respect,
grab,
stick in someone's mind,
• make a mark or design on (an object) using a stamp or seal.
• "the company should impress the cards with a stamp"
• fix an idea in the mind of (someone).
• "nobody impressed on me the need to save"
Similar:
emphasize to,
stress to,
bring home to,
establish in someone's mind,
fix deeply in someone's mind,
instil in,
inculcate in,
drum into,
knock into,
drive into,
din into,
ingrain in,
leave in no doubt,
• apply (an electric current or potential) from an external source.
impress
noun
• an act of making an impression or mark.
• "bluish marks made by the impress of his fingers"
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘apply with pressure’): from Old French empresser, from em- ‘in’ + presser ‘to press’, influenced by Latin imprimere (see imprint). impress1 (sense 1 of the verb) dates from the mid 18th century.
impress
verb
• force (someone) to serve in an army or navy.
• "a number of Poles, impressed into the German army"
Origin:
late 16th century: from in-2 ‘into’ + press2.
