First Known Use: 14th century
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1repast
noun re·past \ri-ˈpast, ˈrē-ˌ\
Definition of REPAST
1
: something taken as food : meal
2
: the act or time of taking food
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Origin of REPAST
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from (soi) repaistre to feed upon, from re- + pestre, paistre to feed, from Latin pascere — more at food
Rhymes with REPAST
aghast, at last, avast, bedfast, Belfast, bombast, broadcast, bypast, contrast, dicast, dismast, downcast, dynast, fantast, flypast, forecast, foremast, forepassed, full blast, gymnast, half-caste, half-mast, handfast, holdfast, lightfast, mainmast, makefast, march-past, miscast, newscast, oblast, offcast, outcast, outcaste, precast, recast, roughcast, sandblast, sand-cast, shamefast, sportscast, topmast, trade-last, typecast, upcast, webcast, windblast
2repast
verb re·past \ri-ˈpast\
Definition of REPAST
transitive verb
obsolete : feed
intransitive verb
: to take food : feast
First Known Use of REPAST
15th century
REPAST Defined for Kids
repast
noun re·past \ri-ˈpast\
Definition of REPAST for Kids
: 1meal
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