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impaste

verb
im·​paste | \ im-ˈpāst How to pronounce impaste (audio) \
impasted; impasting; impastes

Definition of impaste

transitive verb

obsolete
: to make into a paste or crust

First Known Use of impaste

1576, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for impaste

Italian impastare, from in- (from Latin) + pasta paste, from Late Latin

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