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/prɪnt/ verb

Definition

WRITING/IMAGES [T] to produce writing or images on paper or other material with a machine: The instructions are printed on the side of the box.
BOOKS/NEWSPAPERS [T] to produce books, newspapers, magazines, etc, usually in large quantities, using machines: Fifty thousand booklets have been printed for the exhibition.
INCLUDE [T] to include a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine: They printed his letter in Tuesday's paper.
WRITE [I, T] to write words without joining the letters together: Please print your name and address clearly using capitals.
PATTERN [T] to produce a pattern on material or paper
(Definition of print verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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