impart

American  

[im-pahrt] / ɪmˈpɑrt /

verb (used with object)

1. to make known; tell; relate; disclose.

   to impart a secret.

   Synonyms:

   divulge, reveal

   Antonyms:

   conceal

2. to give; bestow; communicate.

   to impart knowledge.

   Synonyms:

   confer, cede, grant, transmit

3. to grant a part or share of.

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verb (used without object)

1. to grant a part or share; share.

impart British  

/ ɪmˈpɑːt /

verb

1. to communicate (information); relate

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

   to impart wisdom

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Related Words

See communicate.

Other Word Forms

• impartable adjective
• impartation noun
• imparter noun
• impartment noun
• preimpart verb (used with object)
• self-imparting adjective
• unimparted adjective

Etymology

Origin of impart

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

Example Sentences

Every dinner service that I’m in the kitchen, I’m trying to impart whatever knowledge I have.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

I want to impart the truth, as opposed to changing people’s minds.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

So many modern films and television shows made for children lure them into their worlds with smooth, fluid animation, using the stylistic softness to covertly impart some important lessons.

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2025

Modi told her the visit would strengthen "efforts to impart new momentum" to the two countries' partnership.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2025

Put the principles together, and they indicate that an electrical field at a constant frequency can impart repeated kicks to a stream of spiraling protons without being constantly retuned.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Related Words

• communicate
• convey
• pass on
• transmit