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impaste

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ɪmˈpeɪst/
  • rhymes with -eɪst
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To knead; to make into paste; to concrete.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To lay colours thickly on canvas by the impasto technique.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: art, arts

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From im- (“in”) + paste. Compare Italian impastare, Old French empaster.