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   impact

   noun

   • 1. the action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another: "there was the sound of a third impact" Similar collisioncrashsmashclashbumpbangknockjoltthumpwhackthwackslamsmackcontact
   • 2. a marked effect or influence: "our regional measures have had a significant impact on unemployment" Similar effectinfluenceimpressionfootprintresultsaftermathconsequencesrepercussionsramificationsreverberationsinformal:pay-off

   verb

   • 1. come into forcible contact with another object: "the shell impacted twenty yards away" Similar crash intosmash intocollide withbe in collision withhitstrikeramsmack intoslam intobang intocannon intoplough intomeet head-ondash against
   • ▪ come into forcible contact with: North American "an asteroid impacted the earth some 60 million years ago"
   • ▪ press (something) firmly: "the animals' feet do not impact and damage the soil as cows' hooves do"
   • 2. have a strong effect on someone or something: "high interest rates have impacted on retail spending" Similar affectinfluencehave an effecthave an influenceexert influencemake an impressionactworkstrikehittouchchangealtermodifytransformshapecontrolgoverndeterminedecideswaybias

   Word Origin early 17th century (as a verb in the sense ‘press closely, fix firmly’): from Latin impact- ‘driven in’, from the verb impingere (see impinge).

   Scrabble Points: 12

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