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impactMain Entry: 1im·pact Pronunciation: \im-ˈpakt\ Function: verb Etymology: Latin impactus, past participle of impingere to push against — more at impinge Date: 1601 transitive verb 1 a : to fix firmly by or as if by packing or wedging b : to press together — im·pact·ful \im-ˈpakt-fəl, ˈim-ˌpakt-fəl\ adjective — im·pac·tive \im-ˈpak-tiv\ adjective — im·pac·tor also im·pact·er \-tər\ noun
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