impart

[ im-pahrt ]
/ ɪmˈpɑrt /
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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

synonym study for impart

1. See communicate.

OTHER WORDS FROM impart

Words nearby impart

imparisyllabic, imparity, impark, imparl, imparlance, impart, impartial, impartible, impassable, impasse, impassible

Words related to impartment

transmission, distribution, consignment, shipment, drop, commitment, dispatch, conveyance, rendition, post, surrender, portage, mailing

British Dictionary definitions for impartment

impart
/ (ɪmˈpɑːt) /

verb (tr)

to communicate (information); relate
to give or bestow (something, esp an abstract quality) to impart wisdom

Derived forms of impart

impartable, adjective impartation or impartment, noun imparter, noun

Word Origin for impart

C15: from Old French impartir, from Latin impertīre, from im- (in) + partīre to share, from pars part