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 imparting

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 imparting

Contemporary Examples of imparting

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Historical Examples of imparting

His manner of imparting information, is thoughtful, and appropriate to the scene.
The Uncommercial Traveller
Charles Dickens
But whether he was surprised or not surprised, the consequence of your imparting it might be the same.
Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit
Charles Dickens
Hal and Reg were as much surprised at Dick's news, as at his manner of imparting it.
Australia Revenged
Boomerang
I have no hesitation in imparting to you all I know of the last episode that, as he used to say, had "come to him."
Lord Jim
Joseph Conrad
My third brother was very keen on imparting to us a variety of knowledge.
My Reminiscences
Rabindranath Tagore

British Dictionary definitions for imparting

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 imparting

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.