imprinted on

A form of imprint on — To come to accept, inaccurately, that a creature or object is one's parent and consequently to act as if it is.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of imprint on
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APA

imprinted on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imprinted%20on

MLA

“imprinted on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imprinted%20on. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “imprinted on,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imprinted%20on.

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