impress

To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably.

“You impressed me with your command of Urdu.”

To make an impression, to be impressive.

“Henderson impressed in his first game as captain.”

To produce a vivid impression of (something).

“That first view of the Eiger impressed itself on my mind.”

To mark or stamp (something) using pressure.

“We impressed our footprints in the wet cement.”

To produce (a mark, stamp, image, etc.); to imprint (a mark or figure upon something).

figurativeTo fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.

To compel (someone) to serve in a military force.

“The press gang used to impress people into the Navy.”

To seize or confiscate (property) by force.

“The liner was impressed as a troop carrier.”

Have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

“This child impressed me as unusually mature”

“This behavior struck me as odd”

“he was dumb-struck by the news”

Impress positively

“The young chess player impressed her audience”

Reproduce by printing

Take (someone) against their will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship

“The men were shanghaied after being drugged”

Dye (fabric) before it is spun

The act of impressing.

An impression; an impressed image or copy of something.

A stamp or seal used to make an impression.

An impression on the mind, imagination etc.

Characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp.

A heraldic device; an impresa.

The act of impressing, or taking by force for the public service; compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed.

The act of coercing someone into government service