Impact vs. Impress
Impactnoun
The striking of one body against another; collision.
Impactnoun
The force or energy of a collision of two objects.
Impactnoun
A forced impinging.
Impactnoun
A significant or strong influence; an effect.
Impactverb
(transitive) To collide or strike, the act of impinging.
Impactverb
(transitive) To compress; to compact; to press into something or pack together.
Impactverb
To influence; to affect; to have an impact on.
Impactverb
To stamp or impress onto something.
Impactverb
To drive close; to press firmly together: to wedge into a place.
Impactverb
To affect or influence, especially in a significant or undesirable manner; as, budget cuts impacted the entire research program; the fish populations were adversely impacted by pollution.
Impactverb
To collide forcefully with; to strike.
Impactnoun
Contact or impression by touch; collision; forcible contact; force communicated.
Impactnoun
The single instantaneous stroke of a body in motion against another either in motion or at rest.
Impactnoun
the striking of one body against another
Impactnoun
a forceful consequence; a strong effect;
Impactnoun
influencing strongly;
Impactnoun
the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat;
Impactverb
press or wedge together; pack together
Impactverb
have an effect upon;
Impactnoun
the action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another
Impactnoun
a marked effect or influence
Impactverb
come into forcible contact with another object
Impactverb
come into forcible contact with
Impactverb
press (something) firmly
Impactverb
have a strong effect on someone or something
Impressverb
(transitive) To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably.
Impressverb
(intransitive) To make an impression, to be impressive.
Impressverb
(transitive) To produce a vivid impression of (something).
Impressverb
(transitive) To mark or stamp (something) using pressure.
Impressverb
To produce (a mark, stamp, image, etc.); to imprint (a mark or figure upon something).
Impressverb
(figurative) To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.
Impressverb
(transitive) To compel (someone) to serve in a military force.
Impressverb
(transitive) To seize or confiscate (property) by force.
Impressnoun
The act of impressing.
Impressnoun
An impression; an impressed image or copy of something.
Impressnoun
A stamp or seal used to make an impression.
Impressnoun
An impression on the mind, imagination etc.
Impressnoun
Characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp.
Impressnoun
A heraldic device; an impresa.
Impressnoun
The act of impressing, or taking by force for the public service; compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed.
Impressverb
To press, stamp, or print something in or upon; to mark by pressure, or as by pressure; to imprint (that which bears the impression).
Impressverb
To produce by pressure, as a mark, stamp, image, etc.; to imprint (a mark or figure upon something).
Impressverb
To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.
Impressverb
To take by force for public service; as, to impress sailors or money.
Impressverb
To be impressed; to rest.
Impressnoun
The act of impressing or making.
Impressnoun
A mark made by pressure; an indentation; imprint; the image or figure of anything, formed by pressure or as if by pressure; result produced by pressure or influence.
Impressnoun
Characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp.
Impressnoun
A device. See Impresa.
Impressnoun
The act of impressing, or taking by force for the public service; compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed.
Impressnoun
the act of coercing someone into government service
Impressverb
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon;
Impressverb
impress positively;
Impressverb
produce or try to produce a vivid impression of;
Impressverb
mark or stamp with or as if with pressure;
Impressverb
reproduce by printing
Impressverb
take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship;
Impressverb
dye (fabric) before it is spun
