Emily Dickinson Lexicon

IM-PART', v. [L. impertior; in and partio, to divide; from pars, a part.]

1. To give, grant or communicate; to bestow on another a share or portion of something; as, to impart a portion of provisions to the poor.
2. To grant; to give; to confer; as, to impart honor or favor.
3. To communicate the knowledge of something; to make known; to show by words or tokens. Gentle lady, / When first I did impart my love to you. Shak. Milton.