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impress
English
Etymology
From Middle English impressen, from Latin impressus, perfect passive participle of imprimere (“to press into or upon, stick, stamp, or dig into”), from in (“in, upon”) + premere (“to press”).
Pronunciation
- (verb) enPR: ?mpr?s?, IPA(key): /?m?p??s/
- Rhymes: -?s
- (noun) enPR: ?m?pr?s, IPA(key): /??mp??s/
- Hyphenation: im?press
Verb
impress (third-person singular simple present impresses, present participle impressing, simple past and past participle impressed)
- (transitive) To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably.
- (intransitive) To make an impression, to be impressive.
- (transitive) To produce a vivid impression of (something).
- (transitive) To mark or stamp (something) using pressure.
- To produce (a mark, stamp, image, etc.); to imprint (a mark or figure upon something).
- (figuratively) To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.
- impress the motives and methods of persuasion upon our own hearts, till we feel the force and power of them.
- (transitive) To compel (someone) to serve in a military force.
- (transitive) To seize or confiscate (property) by force.
- the second £5,000 imprest for the service of the sick and wounded prisoners
Synonyms
- (transitive: affect strongly and often favourably): make an impression on
- (intransitive: make an impression, be impressive): cut a figure
- (produce a vivid impression of):
- (mark or stamp (something) using pressure): imprint, print, stamp
- (compel (someone) to serve in a military force):: pressgang
- (seize or confiscate (property) by force):: confiscate, impound, seize, sequester
Translations
Noun
impress (plural impresses)
- The act of impressing.
- An impression; an impressed image or copy of something.
- 1908, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans, Norton 2005, p. 1330:
- We know that you were pressed for money, that you took an impress of the keys which your brother held […]
- 1908, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans, Norton 2005, p. 1330:
- A stamp or seal used to make an impression.
- An impression on the mind, imagination etc.
- 2007, John Burrow, A History of Histories, Penguin 2009, p. 187:
- Such admonitions, in the English of the Authorized Version, left an indelible impress on imaginations nurtured on the Bible […]
- 2007, John Burrow, A History of Histories, Penguin 2009, p. 187:
- Characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp.
- we have God surveying the works of the creation, and leaving this general impress or character upon them
- A heraldic device; an impresa.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Cussans to this entry?)
- The act of impressing, or taking by force for the public service; compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed.
Translations
Derived terms
- impressed
- impression
- impressive
- impressively
Further reading
- impress in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- impress in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- impress at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Persism, mispers, permiss, premiss, simpers
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badge
English
Etymology
From Middle English badge, bagge, bage, bagy, from Anglo-Norman bage or Medieval Latin bagea, bagia (“sign, emblem”), of uncertain origin. Possibly derived from Medieval Latin baga (“ring”), from Old Saxon b?g, b?g (“ring, ornament”), from Proto-Germanic *baugaz (“ring, bracelet, armband”); or possibly the Anglo-Norman word is derived from an earlier, unattested English word (compare Old English b?ag (“ring, bracelet, collar, crown”). Cognate with Scots bagie, badgie, bawgy (“badge”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, UK) IPA(key): /bæd?/
- (General American, US) IPA(key): /bæd?/
- Rhymes: -æd?
Noun
badge (plural badges)
- A distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or cognizance, worn on one's clothing, as an insignia of some rank, or of the membership of an organization.
- 1843, William H. Prescott, The History of the Conquest of Mexico
- Tax-gatherers, […] recognized by their official badges.
- 1843, William H. Prescott, The History of the Conquest of Mexico
- A small nameplate, identifying the wearer, and often giving additional information.
- A card, sometimes with a barcode or magnetic strip, granting access to a certain area.
- Something characteristic; a mark; a token.
- (obsolete, thieves' cant) A brand on the hand of a thief, etc.
- (nautical) A carved ornament on the stern of a vessel, containing a window or the representation of one.
- (heraldry) A distinctive mark worn by servants, retainers, and followers of royalty or nobility, who, being beneath the rank of gentlemen, have no right to armorial bearings.
- (graphical user interface) A small overlay on an icon that shows additional information about that item, such as the number of new alerts or messages.
- (Internet, video games) An icon or emblem awarded to a user for some achievement.
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:badge
Derived terms
- badge bunny
- badgeless
- badgeman
- badger
Descendants
- ? Japanese: ??? (bajji)
Translations
Verb
badge (third-person singular simple present badges, present participle badging, simple past and past participle badged)
- (transitive) To mark or distinguish with a badge.
- (transitive) To show a badge to.
- (transitive) To enter a restricted area by showing one's badge.
- 2003, Joseph Wambaugh, Fire Lover, page 146:
- And Patterson didn't hear that Jack Egger, the studio's director of security, said he'd seen John Orr badge his way through the pedestrian gate sometime before 4:00 pm, when the fire was still raging, [...]
- 2004, Sergei Hoteko, On The Fringe Of History, page 135:
- Our regional commissioner, his assistant commissioner and our district director, along with their wives, were hoofing it to the rotunda. Apparently they didn't try and badge their way through.
- 2006, David Pollino, Bill Pennington, Tony Bradley, Himanshu Dwivedi, Hacker's challenge 3 (page 338)
- Aaron badged into the data center and escorted Geoff inside the large room with its many blinking green lights.
- 2003, Joseph Wambaugh, Fire Lover, page 146:
Translations
References
- badge in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at [1]
Anagrams
- bedag, begad, debag
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English badge
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bad?/
- Homophones: badgent, badges
Noun
badge m (plural badges)
- identity badge
Verb
badge
- first-person singular present indicative of badger
- third-person singular present indicative of badger
- first-person singular present subjunctive of badger
- third-person singular present subjunctive of badger
- second-person singular imperative of badger
Further reading
- “badge” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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