[n. ri-past, -pahst, ree-past, -pahst; v. ri-past, -pahst] 
| 1. | a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating: to eat a light repast. |
| 2. | a meal: the evening repast. |
| 3. | the time during which a meal is eaten; mealtime. |
| 4. | Archaic. the taking of food, as at a meal. |
| 5. | Obsolete. food. |
| 6. | to eat or feast (often fol. by on or upon). |
| re·past (rĭ-pāst') n. A meal or the food eaten or provided at a meal. v. re·past·ed, re·past·ing, re·pasts v. intr. To eat or feast. v. tr. Obsolete To give food to. [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin repāstus, from past participle of repāscere, to feed : re-, re- + Latin pāscere, to feed; see pā- in Indo-European roots.] |
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