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

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

From BBC

But what if new technology could allow him to reach more people directly, imparting wisdom that would improve their lives?

From The Wall Street Journal

She has a sly way of imparting lessons, often with playfulness.

From Los Angeles Times

“That already imparts a scarcity that, in a world of easy, accessible overconsumption, can be used in service of status.”

From The Wall Street Journal

My early investment disasters imparted some useful lessons:

From Barron's

Related Words

• communicate
• convey
• pass on
• transmit