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Definition of fingerprint verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fingerprint

verb
 
/ˈfɪŋɡəprɪnt/
 
/ˈfɪŋɡərprɪnt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they fingerprint
 
/ˈfɪŋɡəprɪnt/
 
/ˈfɪŋɡərprɪnt/
he / she / it fingerprints
 
/ˈfɪŋɡəprɪnts/
 
/ˈfɪŋɡərprɪnts/
past simple fingerprinted
 
/ˈfɪŋɡəprɪntɪd/
 
/ˈfɪŋɡərprɪntɪd/
past participle fingerprinted
 
/ˈfɪŋɡəprɪntɪd/
 
/ˈfɪŋɡərprɪntɪd/
-ing form fingerprinting
 
/ˈfɪŋɡəprɪntɪŋ/
 
/ˈfɪŋɡərprɪntɪŋ/
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  1. fingerprint somebody to make a record of somebody's fingerprints, often because they are suspected of committing a crime
    • I was booked, fingerprinted and locked up for the night.
    Topics Crime and punishmentc1
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