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impart

/ɪmˈpɑrt/

/ɪmˈpɒt/

Other forms: imparted; imparting; imparts

Let me impart a little bit of knowledge to you about the word impart. It means to pass on, transmit, or bestow. If you share this with your study partner, you are imparting your new wisdom.

Studying imparts confidence as well as information, long life imparts wisdom, and anise seed imparts the flavor of licorice. Your mother can impart the importance of dressing neatly each and every day. Though it shares a root with the word part, impart doesn't mean to split into pieces, but rather to divide or share with another. Let me impart this message to you — always do your part!

Definitions of impart
  1. verb
    bestow a quality on
    synonyms: add, bestow, bring, contribute, lend
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    factor
    be a contributing factor
    instill, transfuse
    impart gradually
    tinsel
    impart a cheap brightness to
    throw in
    add as an extra or as a gratuity
    breathe
    impart as if by breathing
    type of:
    alter, change, modify
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  2. verb
    transmit (knowledge or skills)
    impart a new skill to the students”
    synonyms: give, leave, pass on
    bequeath, leave, will
    leave or give by will after one's death
    give
    convey or reveal information
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    convey
    make known; pass on, of information
    give thanks, thank
    express gratitude or show appreciation to
    hint, suggest
    drop a hint; intimate by a hint
    say
    communicate or express nonverbally
    look
    convey by one's expression
    flash
    make known or cause to appear with great speed
    breathe
    manifest or evince
    evince, express, show
    give expression to
    intend, mean
    mean or intend to express or convey
    type of:
    tell
    let something be known
  3. verb
    transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
    synonyms: carry, channel, conduct, convey, transmit
    carry, convey, express
    serve as a means for expressing something
    carry
    be conveyed over a certain distance
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    wash up
    carry somewhere (of water or current or waves)
    pipe in
    bring in through pipes
    bring in
    transmit
    retransmit
    transmit again
    type of:
    bring, convey, take
    take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
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