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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Impact \Im*pact"\, verb (used with an object) [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.
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. [PJC]
3. To collide forcefully with; to strike. [PJC]
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