Main entry: impress, impressment
Definition: the act of coercing someone into government service
Definition: dye (fabric) before it is spun
Main entry: impress, ingrain, instill
Definition: produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
Usage: Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us
Definition: take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
Usage: The men were shanghaied after being drugged
Definition: mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
Usage: To make a batik, you impress a design with wax
Definition: reproduce by printing
Main entry: affect, strike, move, impress
Definition: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
Usage: This child impressed me as unusually mature; This behavior struck me as odd
Main entry: impress
Definition: impress positively
Usage: The young chess player impressed her audience