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impart

[ im-pahrt ]

verb (used with object)

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

    to impart a secret.

    Synonyms: ,

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  2. to give; bestow; communicate:

    to impart knowledge.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  3. to grant a part or share of.


verb (used without object)

  1. to grant a part or share; share.

impart

/ ɪˈɑː /

verb

  1. to communicate (information); relate
  2. to give or bestow (something, esp an abstract quality)

    to impart wisdom

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ貹ٲ, adjective
  • ˌ貹ˈٲپDz, noun
  • ˈ貹ٱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·貹·· adjective
  • ·貹·ٲ·پDz [im-pahr-, tey, -sh, uh, n], ·貹·Գ noun
  • ·貹· noun
  • ··貹 verb (used with object)
  • -·貹·Բ adjective
  • ܲ··貹· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of impart1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Latin 貹ī “to share”; im- 1, part
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Word History and Origins

Origin of impart1

C15: from Old French impartir, from Latin ī, from im- (in) + 貹ī to share, from pars part
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If Brinkley’s new memoir, “Uptown Girl,” has one lesson to impart to its readers, it’s that no one, not even the beauty icon, rides through life for free.

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How could she impart how outrageous the Trump administration's decision was — and how outraged everyone should be?

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The departures, as O’Malley said, take place without any effort to have the departing people train their replacements or impart the information they need to take over their jobs.

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I would have reminded my mom of what she did, because in Disneyland I saw many of the lessons she attempted to impart.

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Raw fruit — whether fresh, dried, or dehydrated — can impart entirely different textures and flavors.

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