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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

IMP`ART, v.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--

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: transmit (knowledge or skills); "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students" [syn: impart, leave, give, pass on]
2: bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program" [syn: lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring]
3: transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat" [syn: impart, conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel]

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French empartir, from Latin impartire, from in- + partire to divide, part Date: 15th century 1. to give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store <her experience imparted authority to her words> <the flavor imparted by herbs> 2. to communicate the knowledge of ; disclose <imparted my scheme to no one> • impartation noun • impartment noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. (often foll. by to) 1 communicate (news etc.). 2 give a share of (a thing). Derivatives: impartable adj. impartation n. impartment n. Etymology: ME f. OF impartir f. L impartire (as IN-(2), pars part)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Impart Im*part", v. 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, n. ] 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. Gentle lady, When I did first impart my love to you. --Shak. Syn: To share; yield; confer; convey; grant; give; reveal; disclose; discover; divulge. See Communicate.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Impart Im*part", v. 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(imparts, imparting, imparted) 1. If you impart information to people, you tell it to them. (FORMAL) The ability to impart knowledge and command respect is the essential qualification for teachers... I am about to impart knowledge to you that you will never forget. = convey VERB: V n, V n to n 2. To impart a particular quality to something means to give it that quality. (FORMAL) She managed to impart great elegance to the unpretentious dress she was wearing... VERB: V n to n

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

im-part' (metadidomi, "to share"): "They .... imparted (the King James Version "added") nothing to me" (Ga 2:6); that is, did not propose any correction or addition to my teaching. "That I may impart unto you some spiritual gift" (Ro 1:11) expresses the apostle's hope that the Roman believers may increase in faith and love through his teaching and influence.

"To impart unto you .... our own souls" (1Th 2:8) meant to spend their utmost strength and to expose their lives in their service.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Give, grant, bestow. See confer. 2. Communicate, divulge, disclose, reveal, tell, make known.

Moby Thesaurus

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