NYT Dictionary

IMPRINT

/ˈɪm.pɹɪnt/
NounVerbim-PRINTim-print · 2 syllablesGrade 6

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024

Meaning

An impression; the mark left behind by printing something or by pressing on something, or the figurative counterpart of such a mark.

Etymology

Origin: Latin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimereder. Old French empreindre Old French empreinteder. English imprint From Old French empreinte, from the past participle of empreindre, from Latin imprimere.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

colophonimprimaturhallmarkdepressionimpressionembossmentformacknowledgmentalveolusaquatint

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 1 recorded puzzle:

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