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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.
[L. impertior; in and partio, to divide; from pars, a part.]
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


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