impart

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɪmˈpɑɹt/ UK /ɪmˈpɑːt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to communicate information or give a quality to something

The spices impart a rich aroma to the stew.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 verb · to communicate information... convey communicate transmit bestow confer give disclose

Opposites

withhold conceal retain

Word family

Forms unimparted

Derived forms imparterimpartationimpartment

Related forms part partake participate partition

Simplified etymology

Impart, recorded in late Middle English, comes from Latin impartare, meaning “give a share of,” itself related to pars, part- “part.”

Etymology

From Old French impartir, from Latin impartire ('to share, bestow'), from in- ('in') + partire ('to divide, share'), from pars ('part').

impartire Latin pars Latin

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Actions & Processes

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# impart

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɪmˈpɑɹt/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪmˈpɑːt/

## Meanings
1. to communicate information or give a quality to something

## Examples
- The spices impart a rich aroma to the stew.

## Synonyms
- convey
- communicate
- transmit
- bestow
- confer
- give
- disclose

## Antonyms
- withhold
- conceal
- retain

## Derived Forms
- imparter
- impartation
- impartment

## Related Forms
- part
- partake
- participate
- partition

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: impartire
- Root: pars

## Etymology
From Old French impartir, from Latin impartire ('to share, bestow'), from in- ('in') + partire ('to divide, share'), from pars ('part').

## AI Etymology
Impart is from Old French impartir, from Latin impartire ('to share, bestow'), from in- ('in') + partire ('to divide, share'), from pars ('part'). In present-day use, it means to communicate information or give a quality to something. Derived formations include imparter, impartation, and impartment. Related vocabulary includes part, partake, participate, and partition.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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