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impaste

American

[im-peyst] / ɪmˈpeɪst /

verb (used with object)

Obsolete.

impasted, impasting

to cover with or enclose in a paste.

impaste British

/ ˌɪmpæsˈteɪʃən, ɪmˈpeɪst /

verb

(tr) to apply paint thickly to

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Other Word Forms

impastation

noun

Etymology

Origin of impaste

From the Italian word impastare, dating back to 1540–50. See im- ¹, paste

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