impart

Etymology

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

verb

  1. (transitive) To give or bestow (e.g. a quality or property).
    The sun imparts warmth.
    to impart food to the poor
  2. (transitive) To give a part or to share.
    Did not Mazzini impart his spirit to divided Italy, and make her one? 1907, Charles Henry Vine, The Old Faith and the New Theology
    Cary Grant imparts his ineffable charm, Kennedy (with metal hand) provides comic brutality, while Hepburn is elegantly fraught. 2002, John Pym, Time Out Film Guide, page 202
  3. (transitive) To make known; to show (by speech, writing etc.).
    Well may he then to you his cares impart. 1662, John Dryden, letter to Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
    The departure was not unduly prolonged. […] Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments on the subject of Divine Intention in the disposition of buckets; farewells and last commiserations; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity. 1922, Ben Travers, chapter 5, in A Cuckoo in the Nest
  4. (intransitive) To hold a conference or consultation.
  5. (transitive) To obtain a share of; to partake of.
    Sweet Cossen, what we may not now impart, heere let vs bury it, closely in our hart c. 1587, Anthony Munday, John a Kent and John a Cumber

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