im-pact
v.t. 5) to drive or press closely or firmly into simething; pack in.
6) to fill up; congest; throng
7) to collide with; strike forcefully
v.i. 8) to have impact or make contact forefully
im-pact
v.t. 5) to drive or press closely or firmly into simething; pack in.
6) to fill up; congest; throng
7) to collide with; strike forcefully
v.i. 8) to have impact or make contact forefully
I don't know where you got this from. My foot thick 50 year old Webster's and 25 year old American Heritage have it as a noun and then as a trans verb meaning "to pack firmly together." Nothing in either supports how Reuters uses it.
Are those defs from a "modern" dictionary written by recent public schools grads?