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

Every dinner service that I’m in the kitchen, I’m trying to impart whatever knowledge I have.

From The Wall Street Journal

But as the machines possess neither of those qualities, it’s unlikely they would be able to impart them in a classroom.

From Salon

That was the message executives from oil majors imparted at CERAWeek, S&P Global’s annual energy conference in Houston this week.

From Barron's

That was the message executives from oil majors imparted at CERAWeek, S&P Global’s annual energy conference in Houston this week.

From Barron's

I want to impart the truth, as opposed to changing people’s minds.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• communicate
• convey
• pass on
• transmit