impress vs italicize

impress is a noun but italicize is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
impress	Yes	No	Yes	No
italicize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, italicize is a hyponym of impress; that is, italicize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than impress:

Other hyponyms of impress include letter, set, typeset, prove, offset, overprint, print over, cyclostyle, boldface, italicise.

impress (noun)	italicize (noun)
the act of coercing someone into government service

impress (verb)	italicize (verb)
dye (fabric) before it is spun	print in italics
produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
reproduce by printing
impress positively
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon