verb🔗ShareTo leave a print, impression, image, etc."For a fee, they can imprint the envelopes with a monogram."markactionprocesssciencebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo learn something indelibly at a particular stage of life, such as who one's parents are."The newly hatched ducklings were imprinting on the farmer, following him everywhere as if he were their mother. "biologyanimalhumanmindstageorganismnaturebeingfamilyageprocessactionqualitypersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo mark a gene as being from a particular parent so that only one of the two copies of the gene is expressed."The scientist imprinted the gene so that only the maternal copy was active in the offspring. "biologybiochemistrymedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny 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."The young ducklings' imprinting on the farmer, following him everywhere even though he didn't feed them, demonstrated how powerful early learning can be. "biologyanimalmindphysiologyorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
