Definition

1. Verb:
   • To transmit or serve as the medium for transmission: To pass something (e.g., information, sound, heat) from one source or person to another.
   • To bestow a quality on something or someone: To give or add a particular characteristic, feeling, or element.
   • To transmit knowledge or skills: To make information or an ability known to someone; to teach or convey.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • A teacher's role is to impart knowledge to students.
  • The spices impart a unique flavor to the dish.
  • Good speakers can impart confidence to their audience.
  • The document imparts crucial information about the procedure.

Advanced Usage

• "to impart to": To give or convey something to someone or something.
  • She imparted her wisdom to the younger generation.
• "to impart a sense of...": To bestow or communicate a particular feeling.
  • The old letters impart a sense of history.

Variants and Related Words

• Impartation (n): The act of imparting.
  • The impartation of skills is essential for training.
• Impartible (adj): Capable of being imparted.
  • Not all knowledge is easily impartible.

Synonyms

• Convey: To communicate or make known.
• Transmit: To pass on from one place or person to another.
• Bestow: To give or confer.
• Communicate: To share or exchange information.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Impart" is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its meaning is typically expressed directly.)

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms that use the verb "impart" as their core component.)

Verb

1. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
   • Sound carries well over water
   • The airwaves carry the sound
   • Many metals conduct heat
2. bestow a quality on
   • Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company
   • The music added a lot to the play
   • She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings
   • This adds a light note to the program
3. transmit (knowledge or skills)
   • give a secret to the Russians
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   • impart a new skill to the students