Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To grant a share of; bestow.
- transitive verb To make known; disclose.
- transitive verb To pass on; transmit.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Unequal.
- noun A thing unequal to another with which it is associated.
- To give part in; grant a share or portion of.
- To communicate; give.
- To part; share; divide; parcel out: followed by with.
- To communicate knowledge of; make known; show by words or tokens.
- To take part in; partake of; share.
- Synonyms and Communicate, Impart (see
communicate ), reveal, disclose, discover, divulge. - To give a part or share; make a dispensation or gift.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To give a part or share.
- intransitive verb To hold a conference or consultation.
- transitive verb To bestow a share or portion of; to give, grant, or communicate; to allow another to partake in
- transitive verb rare To obtain a share of; to partake of.
- transitive verb To communicate the knowledge of; to make known; to show by words or tokens; to tell; to disclose.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To give a
part orshare . - verb To
communicate theknowledge of; to make known; to show by words or tokens; to tell; to disclose. - verb To hold a
conference orconsultation .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb bestow a quality on
- verb transmit (knowledge or skills)
- verb transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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I. ii.112 (161,2) Do I impart toward you] I believe _impart_ is, _impart myself_, _communicate_ whatever I can bestow.
Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies Samuel Johnson 1746
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Does location within such an appellation impart additional value to vineyards?
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Robert Stavins 2011
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Does location within such an appellation impart additional value to vineyards?
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Robert Stavins 2011
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I hope George Clinton was as funny as usual too, always something insightful to impart from the old man.
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To sum the whole matter up in five words, the philosophy I have been trying to impart is simply "a fair and lasting partnership".
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He looked at me across the table – steadily, eye to eye, as if he would fain impart to my spirit the calmness that was in his own.
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The most cheerful news to impart is that I’ve just finished working with a writing coach who has been immensely helpful.
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I advert locution impart you in every module that I knew, modify Hebrew!
In Tallahassee? Help Ann Celebrate Winning the Hugo (Mellow Mushroom, Saturday, Aug. 22) 2009
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But there's a piece of Zen wisdom here that I always want to impart, which is: If anybody -- if anybody tells you to do something, including myself -- you know: eat this kind of food or do this -- you always ask the question: How do you know?
CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: How to Cope With Breast Cancer - September 15, 2000 2000
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The pose and the facial expression impart a spiritual intensity to the scene that I have found particularly memorable, perhaps partly from nostalgia.
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