impart
pronunciation
How to pronounce impart in British English:
UK [ɪmˈpɑːt]
How to pronounce impart in American English:
US [ɪmˈpɑːrt]
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- Verb:
- tell or deposit (information) knowledge
- bestow a quality on
- make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
- make known; pass on, of information
Word Origin
- impart (v.)
- early 15c., "to give a part of (one's possessions); late 15c., "to share, take part," from Old French impartir (14c.), from Late Latin impartire (also impertire) "to share in, divide with another, communicate," from assimilated form of in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + partire "to divide, part" (see part (v.)). Related: Imparted; imparting.
Example
- 1. Now , as a parent , I try to impart that same wisdom to my own two girls .
- 2. She uses this book to impart her writing lessons , many of them in short , disconnected chapters .
- 3. If campbell returns to arsenal , he wants the impart the knowledge of those past glories to the present squad .
- 4. Moshe dayan ( who led the overrunners ) proposed a pullback from the suez canal four years later : " this was the wisdom that sharett had tried to impart to his colleagues before he died . "
- 5. Ms merkel brought the government 's " integration co-ordinator " into the chancellery and put together an " integration plan " to impart germany 's language and values to immigrants and upgrade their skills .