offset vs impress

impress vs offset

offset and impress both are nouns.

offset and impress both are verbs.

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

As verbs, impress is a hypernym of offset; that is, impress is a word with a broader meaning than offset:

offset: produce by offset printing
impress: reproduce by printing

Other hypernyms of offset include print.

offset (noun)	impress (noun)
structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly	the act of coercing someone into government service
a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper
a natural consequence of development
a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
a compensating equivalent
the time at which something is supposed to begin

offset (verb)	impress (verb)
produce by offset printing	dye (fabric) before it is spun
create an offset in	produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface	mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
make up for	take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
compensate for or counterbalance	reproduce by printing
	impress positively
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

Difference between offset and impress

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