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Webster 1913 Edition
Impart
Im-part′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Imparted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Imparting
.] [OF. ]
impartir
, empartir
, L. impartire
, impertire
; pref. im-
in + partire
to part, divide, fr. pars
, partis
, part, share. See Part
, Noun.
1.
To bestow a share or portion of; to give, grant, or communicate; to allow another to partake in;
as, to
impart
food to the poor; the sun imparts
warmth.Well may he then to you his cares
impart
. Dryden.
2.
To obtain a share of; to partake of.
[R.]
Munday.
3.
To communicate the knowledge of; to make known; to show by words or tokens; to tell; to disclose.
Syn. – To share; yield; confer; convey; grant; give; reveal; disclose; discover; divulge. See
Communicate
. Im-part′
,Verb.
I.
1.
To give a part or share.
He that hath two coats, let him
impart
to him that hath none. Luke iii. 11.
2.
To hold a conference or consultation.
Blackstone.
Webster 1828 Edition
Impart
IMP`ART
,Verb.
T.
1.
To give, grant or communicate; to bestow on another a share or portion of something; as, to impart a portion of provisions to the poor.2.
To grant; to give; to confer; as, to impart honor or favor.3.
To communicate the knowledge of something; to make known; to show by words or tokens. Gentle lady,
When first I did impart my love to you--
Definition 2024
impart
impart
See also: împart
English
Verb
impart (third-person singular simple present imparts, present participle imparting, simple past and past participle imparted)
- To give a part or share.
- to impart food to the poor
- The sun imparts warmth.
- To communicate the knowledge of; to make known; to show by words or tokens; to tell; to disclose.
- John Dryden (1631-1700)
- Well may he then to you his cares impart.
- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
- Gentle lady, / When I did first impart my love to you.
- 1922, Ben Travers, chapter 5, in A Cuckoo in the Nest:
- The departure was not unduly prolonged. […] Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments on the subject of Divine Intention in the disposition of buckets; farewells and last commiserations; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity.
- John Dryden (1631-1700)
- To hold a conference or consultation.
- To obtain a share of; to partake of.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Munday to this entry?)
Synonyms
Translations
communicate the knowledge of
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to hold a conference or consultation
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