impress in WordNet English dictionary

1. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
   "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"
   affect  impress  move  strike 
   
2. dye (fabric) before it is spun
   impress  yarn-dye 
   
3. produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
   "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us"
   impress  ingrain  instill 
   
4. mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
   "To make a batik, you impress a design with wax"
   impress  imprint 
   
5. take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
   "The men were shanghaied after being drugged"
   shanghai  impress 
   
6. reproduce by printing
   print  impress 
   
7. impress positively
   "The young chess player impressed her audience"
   impress 
   

1. the act of coercing someone into government service
   impress  impressment