Impart vs Acquaint - What's the difference?
impart | acquaint | Related terms |
To give a (l) or (l).
To (l) the (l) of; to make known; to show by words or tokens; to tell; to disclose.
* (John Dryden) (1631-1700)
* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
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, chapter=5, title= To hold a (l) or (l).
To obtain a share of; to partake of.
To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) to know; to make familiar.
* I think you should acquaint him with the realities of the situation.
* (rfdate) (John Locke)
* (rfdate) Isaiah 53:3
To communicate notice to; to inform; to make cognizant.
* (rfdate) (William Shakespeare), (Romeo and Juliet) , III-iv
* (rfdate) (William Shakespeare), , IV-i
(obsolete) To familiarize; to accustom.
(obsolete) Acquainted.
Impart is a related term of acquaint.
As verbs the difference between impart and acquaint
is that impart is to give a (l) or (l) while acquaint is to furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) to know; to make familiar.As an adjective acquaint is
(obsolete) acquainted.impart
English
Verb
(en verb)- Well may he then to you his cares impart .
- Gentle lady, / When I did first impart my love to you.
A Cuckoo in the Nest, passage=The departure was not unduly prolonged.
- (Munday)
Synonyms
* (to give a part or share) (l), (l), (l) * (to communicate knowledge of) (l), (l)Anagrams
* (l) * (l)acquaint
English
Verb
(en verb)- Before a man can speak on any subject, it is necessary to be acquainted with it.
- A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.
- Acquaint her here of my son Paris' love.
- ''I must acquaint you that I have received New dated letters from Northumberland.
- (Evelyn)
