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impart

verb · /ɪmˈpɑɹt/ · Level 2 · Intermediate

What does impart mean?

impart (verb): to give or bestow (e.g. a quality or property).

Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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How do you pronounce impart?

/ɪmˈpɑɹt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.

Where does impart come from?

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

Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Words related to impart

From Princeton WordNet 3.1.

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What does “impart” mean?

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

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to furnish (with), cause to be present, supply

Not quite: that's what provide means.

record in a public office or in a court of law

Not quite: that's what file means.

to be courageous enough to try or do something

Not quite: that's what dare means.

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