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imprinting
noun(im-print-ing)
a rapid learning process that takes place early in the life of a social animal (such as a goose) and establishes a behavior pattern (such as recognition of and attraction to its own kind or a substitute)
imprinting
verb(im-print-ing)
to mark by or as if by pressure : impress
imprinting
verb(im-print-ing)
to fix indelibly or permanently (as on the memory)
imprinting
verb(im-print-ing)
to subject to or induce by imprinting

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