impress.  (L.)  L.  impressare,  frequent,
of  imprimere,  to  press  upon.  — L.  im-  (in),
on ;  premere,  to  press.
imprint.  (F.-L.)  The  verb,  in  Sir
T.  More,  is  formed  as  if  from  im-  and
print ;  but  print  itself  is  short  for  emprint.
—  O.  F.  empreinte,  'a  stamp,  print;  Cot.
Orig.  fem.  of  pp.  of  empreindre,  *  to  print,
stamp ; '  id.  —  L.  imprimere*  to  impress,
press  upon  (above).    See  print  (below).
oppress.  (F.  -  L.)  F.  oppresser.  -
Low  L.  oppressare,  frequent,  of  L.  opprimere,
to  oppress.  —  L.  op-  (ob)t  near ;  premere,  to
press.
print,  sb.  (F.  -  L.)  M.  E.  printe,
prente,  preinte;  short  for  empreinte,  bor-
rowed from  O.  F.  empreinte,  'a  stamp,
print ; '  Cot.  See  imprint  (above).  Der.
print',  verb ;  re-print.
repress.  (F.-L.)  From  F.  re-,  again,
and  presser,  to  press;  but  used  with  sense
of  L.  re-primere,  to  press  back,  check.
reprimand.  (F.-L.)  F '.  riprimande,
formerly  reprimende,  'a  reproof;'  Cot.—
L.  reprimenda,  a  thing  that  ought  to  be
repressed;  hence,  a  check.  Fem.  of  fut.
part.  pass,  of  reprimere,  to  repress  (above).
sprain,  vb.  (F.-L.)  Formed  from
O.  F.  espreindre%  '  to  press,  wring,'  Cot. ;
(just  as  strain  is  from  O.  F.  estreindre.
Mod.  F.  Ureindre).-L.  exprimere,  to  press


.       PRIME.
out  (whence  espreindre,  put  for  espreimre,
by  change  of  m  to  n,  with  excrescent  d).
—  L.  ex,  out;  premere,  to  press.  Der.
sprain,  sb.
suppress.  (L.)  From  L.  suppressus,
pp.  of  supprimeret  to  suppress.  — L.  sup-
(sub),  under ;  premere,  to  press.
Press  (a),  to  hire  men  for  service,  make
men  serve  as  sailors,  &c. ;  see  State.  Der.
press-gang.
Prestige ;  see  Distinguish.
Presume;  see  Exempt.
Pretend;  see  Tend  (i).
