impart

im·part

transitive verb \im-ˈpärt\

Definition of IMPART

1

: to give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store <her experience imparted authority to her words> <the flavor imparted by herbs>

2

: to communicate the knowledge of : disclose <imparted my scheme to no one>

— im·par·ta·tion \ˌim-ˌpär-ˈtā-shən\ noun

— im·part·ment \im-ˈpärt-mənt\ noun

Examples of IMPART

1. Her presence imparted a sense of importance to the meeting.
2. The oil imparts a distinctive flavor to the sauce.
3. The chemicals imparted a bluish color to the paper.

Origin of IMPART

Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French empartir, from Latin impartire, from in- + partire to divide, part

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to IMPART

Synonyms

conduct, convey, give, communicate, spread, transfer, transfuse, transmit

Related Words

deliver, hand over, surrender, turn over; broadcast, diffuse, disseminate, propagate; hand down, hand on; contaminate, infect, poison

Near Antonyms

catch, come down (with), contract

Rhymes with IMPART

apart, at heart, bar chart, blackheart, bogart, Bogart, by heart, clip art, crash cart, depart, Descartes, dispart, dogcart, Earhart, eye chart, false start, fine art, flowchart, folk art, forepart, Froissart, go-cart, golf cart, greenheart, handcart, head start, in part, jump-start, junk art, kick-start, mouthpart, Mozart, outsmart, oxcart, oxheart, pie chart, pop art, pushcart, rampart, real part, redstart, restart, street-smart, Stuttgart, sweetheart, take heart, take part, tea cart, time chart, tipcart, tramp art, upstart, voice part