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.

 

© Webster 1913.