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impart.

To give or bestow (e.g. a quality or property).

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɪmˈpɑːt/Received-Pronunciation/ɪmˈpɑɹt/Canada, General-American/ɪmˈpaːt/Australia
  1. To give or bestow (e.g. a quality or property).

    transitive
    The sun imparts warmth.
    to impart food to the poor
  2. To give a part or to share.

    transitive
  3. To make known; to show (by speech, writing etc.).

    transitive
  4. To hold a conference or consultation.

    intransitive
  5. To obtain a share of; to partake of.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English imparten, borrowed from Middle French impartir, empartir, from Late Latin impartiō, impertiō, from im- (“in”) + Latin partiō (“divide”).

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