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English Dictionary: impartían by the DICT Development Group
3 results for impartían
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
impart
v
  1. transmit (knowledge or skills); "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students"
    Synonym(s): impart, leave, give, pass on
  2. bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program"
    Synonym(s): lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring
  3. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
    Synonym(s): impart, conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.

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}.
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