verb Download 🔗Share To leave a print, impression, image, etc. Examples : "For a fee, they can imprint the envelopes with a monogram." mark action process science biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To learn something indelibly at a particular stage of life, such as who one's parents are. Examples : "The newly hatched ducklings were imprinting on the farmer, following him everywhere as if he were their mother. " biology animal human mind stage organism nature being family age process action quality person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To mark a gene as being from a particular parent so that only one of the two copies of the gene is expressed. Examples : "The scientist imprinted the gene so that only the maternal copy was active in the offspring. " biology biochemistry medicine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any kind of phase-sensitive learning (learning occurring at a particular age or a particular life stage) that is rapid and apparently independent of the consequences of behavior. Examples : "The young ducklings' imprinting on the farmer, following him everywhere even though he didn't feed them, demonstrated how powerful early learning can be. " biology animal mind physiology organism Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading