Impart

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: im=part

CIDE DICTIONARY

Impart, v. t. [OF. impartir, empartir, L. impartire, impertire; pref. im- in + partire to part, divide, fr. pars, partis, part, share. See Part, n. ].

•  To bestow a share or portion of; to give, grant, or communicate; to allow another to partake in; as, to impart food to the poor; the sun imparts warmth.  [1913 Webster]

  "Well may he then to you his cares impart."  [1913 Webster]
•  To obtain a share of; to partake of.  Munday.  [1913 Webster]
•  To communicate the knowledge of; to make known; to show by words or tokens; to tell; to disclose.  [1913 Webster]

  "Gentle lady,
  When I did first impart my love to you."

Syn. -- To share; yield; confer; convey; grant; give; reveal; disclose; discover; divulge. See Communicate.

Impart, v. i. 

•  To give a part or share.  [1913 Webster]

  "He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none."  [1913 Webster]
•  To hold a conference or consultation.  Blackstone.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Impart, v.tr. (often foll. by to)
1 communicate (news etc.).
2 give a share of (a thing).

Derivative

impartable adj. impartation n. impartment n.

Etymology

ME f. OF impartir f. L impartire (as IN-(2), pars part)

THESAURUS

Impart

accord, administer, afford, allot, allow, articulate, assign, award, bare, bestow, bestow on, break, break the seal, breathe, bring to light, broadcast, carry over, cede, chime, chorus, come out with, communicate, confer, confide, consign, contribute, convey, deal, deal out, deliver, deport, develop, diffuse, disclose, discover, dish out, dismask, dispense, disseminate, divulge, dole, dole out, donate, draw the veil, emit, enunciate, expel, export, expose, express, extend, extradite, fling off, fork out, formulate, get across, get over, gift, gift with, give, give expression, give freely, give out, give out with, give tongue, give utterance, give voice, give word, grant, hand forward, hand on, hand out, hand over, heap, help to, import, intimate, issue, lavish, lay bare, lay open, leave word, lend, let daylight in, let have, let out, lip, make known, make over, manifest, metastasize, metathesize, mete, mete out, offer, open, open up, out with, pass, pass along, pass on, pass over, pass the buck, perfuse, phonate, phrase, pour, pour forth, present, proffer, pronounce, put forth, put in words, rain, raise, raise the curtain, relate, relay, render, report, reveal, say, send, send word, serve, set forth, share, share with, shell out, show, show up, shower, signal, slip, snow, sound, spread, strip bare, switch, tell, tender, throw off, transfer, transfer property, transfuse, translate, translocate, transmit, transplace, transplant, transpose, turn over, uncloak, uncover, undrape, unfold, unfurl, unkennel, unmask, unpack, unroll, unscreen, unsheathe, unshroud, unveil, unwrap, utter, verbalize, vocalize, voice, vouchsafe, whisper, word, yield

ROGET THESAURUS

Impart

Giving

VB deliver, hand, pass, put into the hands of, hand over, make over, deliver over, pass over, turn over, assign dower, present, give away, dispense, dispose of, give out, deal out, dole out, mete out, fork out, squeeze out, pay, render, impart, communicate, concede, cede, yield, part with, shed, cast, spend, give, bestow, confer, grant, accord, award, assign, intrust, consign, vest in, make a present, allow, contribute, subscribe, furnish its quota, invest, endow, settle upon, bequeath, leave, devise, furnish, supply, help, administer to, afford, spare, accommodate with, indulge with, favor with, shower down upon, lavish, pour on, thrust upon, tip, bribe, tickle the palm, grease the palm, offer, sacrifice, immolate.

Information

VB tell, inform, inform of, acquaint, acquaint with, impart, impart to, make acquaintance with, apprise, advise, enlighten, awaken, transmit, let fall, mention, express, intimate, represent, communicate, make known, publish, notify, signify, specify, convey the knowledge of, let one know, have one to know, give one to understand, give notice, set before, lay before, put before, point out, put into one's head, put one in possession of, instruct, direct the attention to, announce, annunciate, report, report progress, bringword, send word, leave word, write word, telegraph, telephone, wire, retail, render an account, give an account, state, let slip, blurt out, spill the beans, unburden oneself of, let off one's chest, disclose, show cause, explain, hint, given an inkling of, give a hint, drop a hint, throw out a hint, insinuate, allude to, make allusion to, glance at, tip the wink, suggest, prompt, give the cue, breathe, whisper, whisper in the ear, give a bit of one's mind, tell one plainly, tell once for all, speak volumes, undeceive, unbeguile, set right, correct, open the eyes of, disabuse, disillusion one of, be informed of, know, learn, get scent of, get wind of, gather from, awaken to, open one's eyes to, become alive, become awake to, hear, overhear, understand, come to one's ears, come to one's knowledge, reach one's ears.