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verb · transitive

impaste

impaste · impastes · impasted · impasting

To lay colours thickly on canvas by the impasto techniqueTo lay colours thickly on canvas by the impasto technique.

/ɪmˈpeɪst/

Meaning

2 senses

To lay colours thickly on canvas by the impasto technique.
(archaic, transitive)To knead; to make into paste; to concrete.

Origin

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

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

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Forms

impastes, impasting, impasted, impasted

Base form	impaste · to impaste
3rd person singular	impastes
Present participle	impasting
Past simple	impasted
Past participle	impasted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	impaste
he, she, it	impastes

Past simpleLesson

all persons

impasted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have impasted
he, she, it	has impasted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will impaste

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

impartiality impassable impasse impassive impatience impatientA2 impatientlyB2 impeach

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