Im*paste" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Impasting.] [Pref. im- in + paste: cf. It. impastare, OF. empaster, F. empater. See 1st In- and Paste.]
1.
To knead; to make into paste; to concrete.
"Blood . . . baked and
impasted."
Shak.
2. Paint.
To lay color on canvas by uniting them skillfully together. [R.] Cf. Impasto.
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