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 can impart colour and flavour to a product.
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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 — 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
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… … English dictionary
