fingerprint
/ˈfɪŋɡɚˌpɹɪnt/ verb C2- To take somebody's fingerprints. · The jail staff fingerprints its inmates routinely
- To identify something uniquely by a combination of measurements.
He/she/it fingerprints · Past fingerprinted · Past participle fingerprinted · -ing form fingerprinting
Verb forms
- Base form
- fingerprint
- He/she/it
- fingerprints
- Past
- fingerprinted
- Past participle
- fingerprinted
- -ing form
- fingerprinting
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Every choice of adjective, every subtle shift in cadence, bore the unmistakable fingerprint of her own deeply ingrained literary sensibilities.
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