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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Impart

Im-pärt', v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. IMPARTED; p. pr. & vb. n. IMPARTING.] [O. Fr. & Sp. impartir, It. impartire, Lat. impartire, impertire; prefix im, for in, and partire, to part, divide, from pars, genitive partis, part, share.]

  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.
  2. To communicate the knowledge of; to make known; to show by words or tokens.

Gentle lady, When first I did impart my love to you. Shak. Syn. — To communicate; share; yield; confer; grant; give; reveal; disclose; discover; divulge. See COMMUNICATE.

Im-pärt’, v. i.

verbintransitive

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.