impassionate I. im·pas·sion·ate\-sh(ə)nə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V\adjective Etymology: Italian impassionato, past participle of impassionare : impassioned • im·pas·sion·ate·lyadverb II. im·pas·sion·ate\-shəˌnāt, usu -ād.+V\transitive verb archaic: impassion III. im·passionate\(ˈ)im+\adjective Etymology:in- (I) + passionate archaic: without passion or feeling : dispassionate