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Impanate

Impanate \Im*pa"nate\, a. [LL. impanatus, p. p. of impanare to impanate; L. pref. im- in + panis bread.] Embodied in bread, esp. in the bread of the eucharist. [Obs.]
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Impanate

Impanate \Im*pa"nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impanated; p. pr. & vb. n. Impanating.] To embody in bread, esp. in the bread of the eucharist.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
impanate

"present in the (consecrated) bread," 1540s, from Church Latin impanatus, past participle of impanare "to embody in bread," from assmiliated form of in- "in, into" (see in- (2)) + panis "bread" (see food).

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impanate
  1. Embodied in bread, especially in the bread of the Eucharist. v

  2. (context obsolete transitive English) To embody in bread, especially in the bread of the Eucharist.