impart

[ im-pahrt ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to make known; tell; relate; disclose: to impart a secret.

  2. to give; bestow; communicate: to impart knowledge.

  1. to grant a part or share of.

verb (used without object)
  1. to grant a part or share; share.

Origin of impart

1
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Latin impartīre “to share”; see im-1, part

synonym study For impart

1. See communicate.

Other words for impart

Opposites for impart

Other words from impart

  • im·part·a·ble, adjective
  • im·par·ta·tion [im-pahr-tey-shuhn], /ɪmˌpɑrˈteɪ ʃən/, im·part·ment, noun
  • im·part·er, noun
  • pre·im·part, verb (used with object)
  • self-im·part·ing, adjective
  • un·im·part·ed, adjective

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How to use impart in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for impart

impart

/ (ɪmˈpɑːt) /


verb(tr)
  1. to communicate (information); relate

  2. to give or bestow (something, esp an abstract quality): to impart wisdom

Origin of impart

1
C15: from Old French impartir, from Latin impertīre, from im- (in) + partīre to share, from pars part

Derived forms of impart

  • impartable, adjective
  • impartation or impartment, noun
  • imparter, noun

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