# impaste

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪmˈpeɪst/

## Definitions
1. To knead; to make into paste; to concrete.
2. To lay colours thickly on canvas by the impasto technique.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/impaste