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 Im·part v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imparted; p. pr. & vb. n. Imparting.]
 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.]
 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.

 imparting
      n : the transmission of information [syn: conveyance, impartation]