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–verb (used with object)

1.	to make known; tell; relate; disclose: to impart a secret.

2.	to give; bestow; communicate: to impart knowledge.

3.	to grant a part or share of.

–verb (used without object)

4.	to grant a part or share; give.

[Origin: 1425–75; late ME < L impartīre to share. See im-¹, part

]

—Related forms

im·part·a·ble, adjective

im·par·ta·tion, im·part·ment, noun

im·part·er, noun

—Synonyms 1. reveal, divulge. See communicate. 2. grant, cede, confer.

—Antonyms 1. conceal.

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im·part Audio Help (ĭm-pärt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. im·part·ed, im·part·ing, im·parts

To grant a share of; bestow: impart a subtle flavor; impart some advice.
To make known; disclose: persuaded to impart the secret.
To pass on; transmit: imparts forward motion.

[Middle English imparten, from Old French impartir, from Latin impertīre, impartīre : in-, in; see in-² + partīre, to share (from pars, part-, part; see perə-² in Indo-European roots).]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
impart

1477, from M.Fr. impartir, from L. impartire (also impertire) "to share in, divide with another, communicate," from in- "in" + partire "to divide, part."

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impart
verb
1.	transmit (knowledge or skills); "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students"
2.	bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program" [syn: lend]
3.	transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"

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impart [imˈpaːt] verb

to give (eg information)
Example: She said she had vital information to impart.

Arabic:	يَمْنَح، يُضْفي على
Chinese (Simplified):	告诉
Chinese (Traditional):	告訴
Czech:	sdělit
Danish:	meddele; give videre
Dutch:	verstrekken
Estonian:	edastama
Finnish:	antaa
French:	communiquer
German:	mitteilen
Greek:	μεταδίδω, ανακοινώνω
Hungarian:	közöl
Icelandic:	veita, gefa
Indonesian:	memberikan
Italian:	impartire

Japanese:	知らせる
Korean:	주다, 알리다
Latvian:	dot; sniegt
Lithuanian:	perteikti, perduoti
Norwegian:	meddele, bibringe
Polish:	udzielić
Portuguese (Brazil):	comunicar
Portuguese (Portugal):	dar
Romanian:	a comunica
Russian:	сообщать
Slovak:	oznámiť
Slovenian:	posredovati
Spanish:	comunicar, hacer saber
Swedish:	ge, skänka
Turkish:	vermek, bildirmek, söylemek

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Impart

Com*mu"ni*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Communicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Communicating.] [L. communicatus, p. p. of communicare to communicate, fr. communis common. See Commune, v. i.]

1. To share in common; to participate in. [Obs.]

To thousands that communicate our loss. --B. Jonson

2. To impart; to bestow; to convey; as, to communicate a disease or a sensation; to communicate motion by means of a crank.

Where God is worshiped, there he communicates his blessings and holy influences. --Jer. Taylor.

3. To make known; to recount; to give; to impart; as, to communicate information to any one.

4. To administer the communion to. [R.]

She [the church] . . . may communicate him. --Jer. Taylor.

Note: This verb was formerly followed by with before the person receiving, but now usually takes to after it.

He communicated those thoughts only with the Lord Digby. --Clarendon.

Syn: To impart; bestow; confer; reveal; disclose; tell; announce; recount; make known.

Usage: To Communicate, Impart, Reveal. Communicate is the more general term, and denotes the allowing of others to partake or enjoy in common with ourselves. Impart is more specific. It is giving to others a part of what we had held as our own, or making them our partners; as, to impart our feelings; to impart of our property, etc. Hence there is something more intimate in imparting intelligence than in communicating it. To reveal is to disclose something hidden or concealed; as, to reveal a secret.

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