press-, presso-, pressi-, -prim-, -prin-
(Latin: push lower, bear down on or against)
The process of appropriation for public use or to force into public duty or service: The legislation of impressment allowed the government and military to control the railroads.
1. An initial stain of color that is applied as a base color of a picture upon which the painter adds other layers of paint: An imprimatura gives an artist a background to add transparent paints so the light that shines on the first paint will reflect through the added layers of paint.
2. Etymology: from Italian imprimatura, "first paint layer".
2. Etymology: from Italian imprimatura, "first paint layer".
imprint
incompressibility
incompressible
incompressibly
inexpressible
inexpressibleness
inexpressibly
inexpressive
inexpressively
inexpressiveness
insuppressible
insuppressibly
irrepressible (adjective), more irrepressible, most irrepressible
Characteristic of that which is uncontrollable, unsustainable, and yet full of life: Nothing could hinder the irrepressible enthusiasm of Tom's son when he was competing to be on the high school basketball team.
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