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

He was also a personal friend of Jones, and “Seriously Silly,” along with personal stories and remembrances, imparts a lovely sense of Mr. Ross chuckling to himself as he writes.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is the gift of this slowness and attention that she wishes to impart to anyone who passes by the Toast window and accepts her invitation to share a picnic blanket.

From Los Angeles Times

One of the first audience participants plays his father, who picks him up from school one day to impart the unhappy news.

From The Wall Street Journal

Did Jonathan or Luke impart any words of wisdom as you stepped into lead duties?

From Los Angeles Times

Speaking to BBC News, Kutcher said he does not believe the film and TV industry is "imparting the need for aesthetic homogeny".

From BBC

Related Words

• communicate
• convey
• pass on
• transmit