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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

... his own feelings. Our approval of his appearance goes without saying. If a man thinks well of himself in matters of appearance his general deportment is likely to coincide. Such men never overdo. They are at ease with themselves and thus impart ease to others who come in contact with them. They have, in other words, a distinction of their own and their distinction is their power. They know that the highest moral law of nature is that of cleanliness, that filthiness should not be allowed to dominate ...

— Laugh and Live • Douglas Fairbanks

... sergeant-major the clerks were busily at work consolidating the morning reports of the ten companies—six of cavalry, four of infantry—stationed at the post. A note on that of Captain Snaffle had already caught the eye of the sergeant-major, who had bustled in to impart the tidings to his immediate superior, the adjutant, and was disappointed to find ...

— Lanier of the Cavalry - or, A Week's Arrest • Charles King

... intellect, great spirituality, and moreover was a great actor, which latter fact need not be stated to his discredit—he used his personality to press home the truth he wished to impart. ...

— Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 13 - Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers • Elbert Hubbard

... Schomberg, the keeper of the hotel where he boarded, a hirsute Alsatian of manly bearing and an irrepressible retailer of all the scandalous gossip of the place, would, with both elbows on the table, impart an adorned version of the story to any guest who cared to imbibe knowledge along with the more costly liquors. "And, mind you, the nicest fellow you could meet," would be his generous conclusion; "quite superior." It says a lot for ...

— Lord Jim • Joseph Conrad

... Melanchthon. The Lord Jesus impart you His spirit each day more bountifully, to His own glory and the good of all. I had not your letter ...

— Erasmus and the Age of Reformation • Johan Huizinga

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