ə̇mˈpär]t, -pȧ], usu ]d.+V\ verb
Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French impartir, from Latin impartire, impertire, from in- in- (II) + partire to divide, part — more at part
transitive verb
1. : to give or grant (what one has or of what one has) or give rise to (in another) by contact, association, or influence
imparted his fortune to the needy
his manner of speaking imparted authority to a mediocre plan
the chief hope of imparting a new direction and purpose to the lives of prisoners — Times Literary Supplement
: communicate , transmit
his very position imparted a political significance to whatever he did
their elegance was imparted to the passengers … who were forced to sit ramrod straight — Fortnight
a sudden motion imparted to the air — Encyc. Americana
the musician imparted a lyric quality to the piece
impart knowledge to students
2. : to communicate the knowledge of : disclose
told to impart what he knew to the police
especially : to give utterance to : reveal in writing or speaking
imparted her plans to him in their talk
imparted the events in a letter
intransitive verb
: give , bestow
the aspect of receiving, and the aspect of imparting — S.W.Rowland & Brian Magee