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   Print

   /print/

   

   verb

   • 1. produce (books, newspapers, magazines, etc.), especially in large quantities, by a mechanical process involving the transfer of text, images, or designs to paper: "a thousand copies of the book were printed" Similar set in printsend to pressrun offpreprintreprintpullproofcopyreproducelistdumpinformal:put to bedlitho
   • ▪ produce (text or a picture) by printing: "the words had been printed in blue type" Similar set in printsend to pressrun offpreprintreprintpullproofcopyreproducelistdumpinformal:put to bedlitho
   • ▪ (of a newspaper or magazine) publish (a piece of writing) within its pages: "the article was printed in the first edition" Similar publishissuereleasedisseminatecirculatepropagatepurvey
   • ▪ (of a publisher or printer) arrange for (a book, manuscript, etc.) to be reproduced in large quantities: "Harper printed her memoirs in 1930"
   • ▪ produce a paper copy of (information stored on a computer): "the results of a search can be printed out"
   • ▪ send (a computer file) to a printer or to another, temporary file.
   • ▪ produce (a photographic print) from a negative: "any make of film can be developed and printed"
   • 2. write (text) clearly without joining the letters: "print your name and address on the back of the check"
   • 3. mark (a surface, typically a textile or a garment) with a colored design or pattern: "a delicate fabric printed with roses" Similar imprintimpressstampmarkbrandpunchinscribeengravechaseetchcarvedebossemboss
   • ▪ transfer (a colored design or pattern) to a surface: "patterns of birds, flowers, and trees were printed on the cotton"
   • ▪ make (a mark or indentation) on a surface or in a soft substance by pressing something onto it: "a beetle scurried by, printing tracks in the sand with its busy feet"
   • ▪ mark or indent (the surface of a soft substance): "we printed the butter with carved wooden butter molds"
   • ▪ fix (something) firmly or indelibly in someone's mind: "his face, with its clearly drawn features, was printed on her memory" Similar registerrecordnoteimpressimprintengraveetchstampmarkbrandsetingrain

   noun

   • 1. the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication, especially with reference to its size, form, or style: "bold print" Similar typeprintinglettersletteringcharacterstype sizetypefacefacefontfount
   • ▪ the state of being available in published form: "the news will never get into print"
   • ▪ a newspaper or magazine: informal "the print media"
   • ▪ relating to the printing industry or the printed media: "the print unions"
   • 2. an indentation or mark left on a surface or soft substance by pressure, especially that of a foot or hand: "there were paw prints everywhere" Similar impressionfingerprintmarkfootprint
   • ▪ fingerprints: "the FBI matched the prints to those of the Las Vegas drug suspect"
   • 3. a picture or design printed from a block or plate or copied from a painting by photography: "the walls were hung with wildlife prints" Similar reproductioncopyreplicaimitationfacsimileduplicatepicturedesignengravingetchinglithographsilk screenlinocutmonoprintplatecutwoodcutvignette
   • ▪ a photograph printed on paper from a negative or transparency: "please send a black-and-white or color print to the editor" Similar photographphotosnapsnapshotshotpicturepositivestillproofenlargementenprint
   • ▪ a copy of a motion picture on film, especially a particular version of it: "he screened his own print of the film at festivals around the world"
   • 4. a piece of fabric or clothing with a decorative colored pattern or design printed on it: "light summer prints" Similar printed material/cloth/fabricpatterned material/cloth/fabricchintz
   • ▪ a printed pattern or design: "the blouse is available in an assortment of colors and prints" Similar printed material/cloth/fabricpatterned material/cloth/fabricchintz

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting the impression made by a stamp or seal): from Old French preinte ‘pressed’, feminine past participle of preindre, from Latin premere ‘to press’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. printless adjective

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