impart

[im-pahrt]

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verb (used with object)

to make known; tell; relate; disclose: to impart a secret.

to give; bestow; communicate: to impart knowledge.

to grant a part or share of.

verb (used without object)

to grant a part or share; give.

Origin of impart

1425–75; late Middle English < Latin impartīre to share. See im-¹, part

Related formsim·part·a·ble, adjectiveim·par·ta·tion, im·part·ment, nounim·part·er, nounnon·im·par·ta·tion, nounnon·im·part·ment, nounpre·im·part, verb (used with object)self-im·part·ing, adjectiveun·im·part·ed, adjective

Synonyms for impart

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1. reveal, divulge. 2. grant, cede, confer.

Synonym study

1. See communicate.

Antonyms for impart

1. conceal.

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Related Words for impart

transmit, communicate, convey, disclose, reveal, relate, expose, discover, publish, divulge, break, inform, admit, announce, tell, relinquish, cede, accord, lead, render

Examples from the Web for impart

Contemporary Examples of impart

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That lesson—perseverance despite obstacles that may seem insurmountable—was exactly the message that Obama sought to impart.
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Historical Examples of impart

In a short time, I shall not have sufficient strength to impart all I have to say.
Philothea
Lydia Maria Child
This set them to looking up some other article which might impart variety to their fare.
Brave and Bold
Horatio Alger
If no one was there, he had a lesson to impart, based on the silence and the darkness.
In the Midst of Alarms
Robert Barr
But he did not go incontinently to impart to her that information.
The Secret Agent
Joseph Conrad
Let me impart my confidence to you, you flurried little thing, in my own way.
Little Dorrit
Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for impart

impart

verb (tr)

to communicate (information); relate

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

Derived Formsimpartable, adjectiveimpartation or impartment, nounimparter, noun

Word Origin for impart

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

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Word Origin and History for impart

early 15c., "to give a part of (one's possessions); late 15c., "to share, take part," from Old French impartir (14c.), from Late Latin impartire (also impertire) "to share in, divide with another, communicate," from assimilated form of in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + partire "to divide, part" (see part (v.)). Related: Imparted; imparting.