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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  imparting 
  n  :  the  transmission  of  information  [syn:  {conveyance},  {impartation}]




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