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verb

Impart v. t. (past & past part. imparted; pres. part. imparting)

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."

To obtain a share of; to partake of. (R.)

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."

Synonyms: To share; yield; confer; convey; grant; give; reveal; disclose; discover; divulge. See Communicate.

Impart v. i.

To give a part or share. "He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none."

To hold a conference or consultation.

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Etymology of 'Impart'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Impart" Quotes from Famous Books

... Cornelius Appin found himself beset by a hurricane of bitter upbraiding, anxious inquiry, and frightened entreaty. The responsibility for the situation lay with him, and he must prevent matters from becoming worse. Could Tobermory impart his dangerous gift to other cats? was the first question he had to answer. It was possible, he replied, that he might have initiated his intimate friend the stable puss into his new accomplishment, but it was ...

— The Chronicles of Clovis • Saki

... "It will impart to you the clear eye for shams and material offices and for the peril of fancied chosen peoples. From it you will draw the cosmic simplicity of good actions, and a fresh and kindling hatred for the human animal of ...

— Red Fleece • Will Levington Comfort

... Cousin Dick was not invariably pleased with his young cousin. He had gathered, hazily, from his wife, such of the tenets of the Companions of Finn as she, instructed by Miss Weyman, had been able to impart, and had not approved of them, nor of Larry's part in introducing them to his young; also it was annoying (especially when he remembered the brown breeches, etc.) to think of a young cub of a boy having more money than he knew what to do with; ...

— Mount Music • E. Oe. Somerville and Martin Ross

... the family of Abtinoss, the members of which were learned in the art of preparing the incense used in the service. Their knowledge they refused to impart to others, and the directors of the Temple, fearing that the art might die with them, discharged them from the service, and brought other parties from Alexandria, in Egypt, to prepare the sweet perfume. These latter ...

— Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and - Kabbala • Various

... familiar with books, outside of the prescribed text-books and supplementary readers. They do not know the literature of and for childhood, and not having learned to use books in general for delight and utility themselves they cannot impart the art to their pupils. As I have said, librarians contend that this is true, yet many of them with opportunities to instruct teachers in these matters lying unused before them, neglect them and coolly step in to usurp one ...

— Library Work with Children • Alice I. Hazeltine

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