impress

(noun) the act of coercing someone into government service. Synonyms: impressment.

(verb) have an emotional or cognitive impact upon. Synonyms: affect, move, strike. Examples: "This child impressed me as unusually mature." "This behavior struck me as odd."

(verb) impress positively. Examples: "The young chess player impressed her audience."

(verb) produce or try to produce a vivid impression of. Synonyms: ingrain, instill. Examples: "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us."

(verb) mark or stamp with or as if with pressure. Synonyms: imprint. Examples: "To make a batik, you impress a design with wax."

(verb) reproduce by printing. Synonyms: print.

(verb) take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship. Synonyms: shanghai. Examples: "The men were shanghaied after being drugged."

(verb) dye (fabric) before it is spun. Synonyms: yarn-dye.