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Im*pact" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impacted; p. pr. & vb. n. Impacting.] [L. impactus, p. p. of impingere to push, strike against. See Impinge.] 1. To drive close; to press firmly together: to wedge into a place. Woodward.
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2. To affect or influence, especially in a significant or undesirable manner; as, budget cuts impacted the entire research program; the fish populations were adversely impacted by pollution.
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3. To collide forcefully with; to strike.
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Im"pact (?), n. 1. Contact or impression by touch; collision; forcible contact; force communicated.
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The quarrel, by that impact driven. Southey.
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2. (Mech.) The single instantaneous stroke of a body in motion against another either in motion or at rest.
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