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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.

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  1. n. 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.
  2. n. To obtain a share of; to partake of.
  3. n. To communicate the knowledge of; to make known; to show by words or tokens; to tell; to disclose.
  4. v. i. To give a part or share.
  5. v. i. To hold a conference or consultation.
  6. v. transmit (knowledge or skills)
  7. v. bestow a quality on
  8. v. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
  9. 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. 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.
  10. v:100 v. transmit (knowledge or skills) v. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission