impactar
/impaɡˈtaɾ/ · B2 · verb
to impact, to crash into
💥 impactar = impact + ar: the Spanish verb form of English 'impact'
From Latin impactus, 'struck against' (in- + pangere, to fasten or drive). Spanish turned it into a verb: a car can impactar a wall, and a shocking news story can impactar you emotionally. Same hit, physical or emotional.