impart

impart
[[t]ɪmpɑ͟ː(r)t[/t]]
imparts, imparting, imparted
1) VERB If you impart information to people, you tell it to them. [FORMAL]

[V n] The ability to impart knowledge and command respect is the essential qualification for teachers...

[V n to n] Think carefully before reading on. I am about to impart knowledge to you that you will never be able to forget.

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2) VERB To impart a particular quality to something means to give it that quality. [FORMAL]

[V n to n] She managed to impart great elegance to the unpretentious dress she was wearing...

[V n] His production of Harold Pinter's play fails to impart a sense of excitement or danger.


English dictionary. 2008.

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  • Impart — Im*part , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imparted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imparting}.] [OF. impartir, empartir, L. impartire, impertire; pref. im in + partire to part, divide, fr. pars, partis, part, share. See {Part}, n. ] 1. To bestow a share or portion of;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Impart — Hide phoneticsverb [T] FORMAL 1 to communicate information to someone:to impart the bad newsI was rather quiet as I didn t feel I had much wisdom to impart on the subject.2 to give something a particular feeling, quality or taste:Preservatives… …   Wikipedia

  • Impart — Im*part , v. i. 1. To give a part or share. [1913 Webster] He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none. Luke iii. 11. [1913 Webster] 2. To hold a conference or consultation. Blackstone. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • impart — [v1] make known admit, announce, break, communicate, convey, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, inform, pass on, publish, relate, reveal, tell, transmit; concept 60 Ant. conceal, hide impart [v2] give accord, afford, allow, bestow, cede, confer …   New thesaurus

  • impart — I verb accord, acquaint, advise, apprise, be indiscreet, bestow, brief, communicare, communicate, confer, confide, convey, deliver, disclose, dispense, donare, educate, endow, enlighten, enrich, favor with, impertire, inform, instruct, issue,… …   Law dictionary

  • impart to — index notice (give formal warning) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • impart — (v.) early 15c., to give a part of (one s possessions); late 15c., to share, take part, from O.Fr. impartir (14c.), from L.L. impartire (also impertire) to share in, divide with another, communicate, from assimilated form of in into, in (see IN… …   Etymology dictionary

  • impart — *communicate Analogous words: *share, participate, partake: *distribute, dispense, divide: convey, *transfer: instill, inculcate, *implant: imbue, inoculate, leaven, *infuse …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • impart — ► VERB 1) communicate (information). 2) give (a quality). ORIGIN originally in the sense «give a share of»: from Latin impartire, from pars part …   English terms dictionary

  • impart — [im pärt′] vt. [ME imparten < OFr empartir < L impartire: see IN 1 & PART2] 1. to give a share or portion of 2. to make known; tell; reveal impartable adj. impartation n. imparter n …   English World dictionary

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