impartation
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.
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impart (ɪmˈpɑːt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to communicate (information); relate |
| 2. | to give or bestow (something, esp an abstract quality): to impart wisdom |
| [C15: from Old French impartir, from Latin impertīre, from | |
| im'partable | |
| —adj | |
| impar'tation | |
| —n | |
| im'partment | |
| —n | |
| im'parter | |
| —n | |
| impart (ɪmˈpɑːt) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to communicate (information); relate |
| 2. | to give or bestow (something, esp an abstract quality): to impart wisdom |
| [C15: from Old French impartir, from Latin impertīre, from | |
| im'partable | |
| —adj | |
| impar'tation | |
| —n | |
| im'partment | |
| —n | |
| im'parter | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
impart
late 15c., 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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