impress

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. t. stamp, mark, print, imprint; dint, dent; inspire, overawe; interest; strike; draft, compel (service), shanghai. See compulsion, printing.

II

(Roget's IV) v.

1. [To affect strongly or deeply]

Syn. influence, affect, make an impact, make an impression, stand out, be conspicuous, cause a stir, move, stir, touch, sway, strike, excite, disturb, excite notice, engage the thoughts, engage attention, leave one's mark, find favor with, arouse comment, get to*, grab*, make a hit*, make a splash*, wow*, cut a figure*; see also influence .

2. [To command respect]

Syn. awe, dazzle, overawe, overwhelm; see fascinate , surprise 1 .

3. [To make an impression]

Syn. indent, emboss, imprint; see dent , mark 1 , print 2 .

See Synonym Study at affect .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.

1. affect influence, move, sway, stir, touch, grab, faze, strike, overwhelm, inspire, excite.

2. imprint dent, indent, stamp, mold, engrave, emboss, mark.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To evoke a usually strong mental or emotional response from: affect1, get (to), move, strike, touch. See TOUCH. 2. To fix (an idea, for example) in someone's mind by reemphasis and repetition: drill, drive, implant, inculcate, instill, pound. See TEACH. 3. To produce a deep impression of: engrave, etch, fix, grave3, imprint, inscribe, stamp. See MARKS. II noun The visible effect made on a surface by pressure: impression, imprint, indent, indentation, mark, print, stamp. See MARKS.