IMPRESSING

Have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

Example: "This child impressed me as unusually mature"

Impress positively

Example: "The young chess player impressed her audience"

Produce or try to produce a vivid impression of

Example: "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us"

Mark or stamp with or as if with pressure

Example: "To make a batik, you impress a design with wax"

Reproduce by printing

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

Example: "The men were shanghaied after being drugged"

Dye (fabric) before it is spun