Impart vs Vouchsafe - What's the difference?
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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 graciously give, to condescendingly grant a right, benefit, outcome, etc.; to deign to acknowledge.
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To receive or accept in condescension.
Impart is a related term of vouchsafe.
As verbs the difference between impart and vouchsafe
is that impart is to give a (l) or (l) while vouchsafe is to graciously give, to condescendingly grant a right, benefit, outcome, etc; to deign to acknowledge.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)vouchsafe
English
Verb
- It is not said by the apostle that God vouchsafed to the heathens the means of salvation.
