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im⋅part
[im-pahrt]
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to make known; tell; relate; disclose: to impart a secret. |
| 2. | to give; bestow; communicate: to impart knowledge. |
| 3. | to grant a part or share of. |
–verb (used without object)
| 4. | to grant a part or share; give. |
Related forms:
im⋅part⋅a⋅ble, adjective
im⋅par⋅ta⋅tion, im⋅part⋅ment, noun
im⋅part⋅er, noun
Antonyms:
1. conceal.
1. conceal.
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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.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.
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Language Translation for : impart
Spanish:
comunicar, hacer saber,
German:
mitteilen,
Japanese:
知らせる
impart
1477, from M.Fr. impartir, from L. impartire (also impertire) "to share in, divide with another, communicate," from in- "in" + partire "to divide, part."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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