Nearby Words
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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Impartation
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Related forms
im·part·a·ble, adjective
im·par·ta·tion, im·part·ment, noun
im·part·er, noun
non·im·par·ta·tion, noun
non·im·part·ment, noun
EXPANDAntonyms
1. conceal.
1. conceal.
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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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